SDR 99ZZZX3081

Service difficulty report · Slide Tube · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date: July 28, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Bag JETSTM3201
System (JASC): 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
Part: Slide Tube
Part number: 100A703029
Condition: Cracked
Location: Rt Mlg
Part time: 15,936 hours
Component: 107A703031A
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

J32 RT MLG, PN 107A703031A, SN BADL-798, WAS SENT IN FOR SCHEDULED OVERHAUL. MAGNETIC PARTICLE NDT INSPECTION OF SLIDE TUBE, PN 100A703029, SN AP008, 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 0.400 INCH. SUBJECT SLIDE HAS BEEN REJECTED, AND WILL BE REPLACED.