SDR 96ZZZX3452

Service difficulty report · Drag Strut · Mtsbsi MU2B25

Difficulty date
June 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N728FN
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2B25
Aircraft serial
303
Part
Drag Strut
Part number
010A391173
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING LANDING, THE NLG COLLAPSED RESULTING IN SKIN DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT DURING NLG REASSEMBLY, 50 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE NOTED COMPONENTS WERE INSTALLED ON THE WRONG SIDES. THE DASH NUMBERS WERE NOT READABLE ON THE PARTS. THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL DOES NOT MAKE MENTION OF CORRECT POSITIONS FOR THESE COMPONENTS. SB 200A DOES IDENTIFY THE PARTS RELATIVE TO INSTALLATION POSITION, HOWEVER, DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE SB WOULD NOT BE USED.