What was found
FREE-PLAY WAS OBSERVED IN TAIL WHEEL STINGER DURING SERVICING OF TAIL WHEEL. TAIL CONE WAS REMOVED AND BRACKET FOUND CRACKED AROUND BOLT HOLE UNDER NUT. PART WAS REPLACED WITH NEW FROM FACTORY.
- Difficulty date
- August 2, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1047F
- Make and model
- Cessna A185F
- Aircraft serial
- 18502704
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 074214610
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Stinger
- 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.