SDR 99ZZZX3080

Service difficulty report · Slide Tube · Bag JETSTM3101

Difficulty date: July 28, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N838JS
Make and model: Bag JETSTM3101
Aircraft serial: 741
System (JASC): 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
Part: Slide Tube
Part number: 101A703013
Condition: Cracked
Location: Lt Mlg
Component: B00A702925A
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.

What was found

J31 LT MLG, PN B00A702925A, SN BADL-479, WAS SENT IN FOR REPAIR. MAGNETIC PARTICLE NDT INSPECTION OF SLIDE TUBE, PN 101A703013, SN BD48, REVEALED AN INDICATION (CRACK) EXTENDING FROM THE TOP OF THE TUBE THROUGH THE HOLE FOR SOCKET SET SCREW, PN 741M1-4D, AND DOWN THE TUBE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 0.520 INCH. SUBJECT SLIDE TUBE HAS BEEN REJECTED, AND WILL BE REPLACED.