What was found
THE CONNECTOR CLIP WAS WORKED FREE TWICE. THE SECOND TIME RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. CLIP NEEDS TO BE RE-DESIGNED TO BE LESS LIKELY TO COME OFF.
- Difficulty date
- June 28, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N34482
- Make and model
- Trytek 65CA
- Aircraft serial
- C14941
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Clip
- Part number
- TW49
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Tailwheel
- Part time
- 162 hours
- Component
- TW101SFSL12
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.