SDR 96ZZZX3393

Service difficulty report · Plug · Braero HS125700A

Difficulty date
May 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N151AE
Make and model
Braero HS125700A
Aircraft serial
NA0263
Part
Plug
Part number
256UM57
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Strut
Part time
8,728 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

UPON SERVICING OF THE MAIN GEAR STRUTS, THE PLUGS THAT THE SHRADER VALVES SCREW INTO WERE FOUND CRACKED FROM THE THREADED AREA OUTWARD. THE LT SIDE WAS FOUND VISUALLY, THE RT SIDE WAS FOUND WITH DYE PENETRANT. SUSPECT THE SHRADER VALVES MAY HAVE BEEN OVERTORQUED.