SDR 95ZZZX6920

Service difficulty report · Attach Lug · Bbavia 7EC

Difficulty date
November 25, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7433B
Make and model
Bbavia 7EC
Aircraft serial
7EC471
Part
Attach Lug
Part number
12266
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,139 hours
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT POINT LUGS WERE WORN TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. THE BOLT HOLES WERE ELONGATED. THE RIGHT FORWARD LUG CRACKED AT THE BOLT HOLE. THE LANDING GEAR FOLDED ON LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED A DIFFERENT PILOT HAD DONE A 'WHEELS ON' LANDING ON THE TURF RUNWAY WHICH CROSSES THE HARD SURFACE RUNWAY AND STILL HAD A BIT OF SPEED WHEN CROSSING THE HARD SURFACE.