What was found
LT GEAR JACK STRUT LOOSE WHEN USING ENTRY STEP. FOUND FORK END SHEARED OFF (IN THREADED AREA) WHERE JACK STRUT ATTACHES TO MAIN GEAR LEG.
- Difficulty date
- October 17, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1294M
- Make and model
- Luscom 8A
- Aircraft serial
- 4021
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Fork End
- Part number
- 083114
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Lt Mlg Jack Stru
- Part time
- 8,800 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.