What was found
BRACKET ASSY BOLT APPEARS AS METAL HAS CRYSTALLIZED THROUGH AGE. BOLT THEN SHEARED ALLOWING TAILWHEEL TO FALL OFF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4387B
- Make and model
- Cessna 170B
- Aircraft serial
- 26731
- System (JASC)
- 3221 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Bracket Assy
- Part number
- 3216
- Condition
- Bolt Sheared
- Location
- Tailwheel
- Part time
- 1,000 hours
- Component
- Scott · 3200
- Stage of operation
- TO
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.