What was found
WHILE CHANGING A BROKEN U-BOLT, NOTICED POSSIBLE CRACK ON MLG OUTBOARD SUPPORT AT FORWARD HOLE WHERE U-BOLT ATTACHES. CRACK CONFIRMED BY NDT. SUSPECT CAUSE WAS BROKEN U-BOLT CONCENTRATING STRESSES AT FORWARD HOLE.
- Difficulty date
- June 13, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N173DA
- Make and model
- Cessna 172G
- Aircraft serial
- 17253664
- System (JASC)
- 3211 · Main Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Support
- Part number
- 05411212
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg Otbd Rt
- Part time
- 4,500 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.