What was found
PART HAS INTERGRANULAR CORROSION SEVERAL PLACES ON TUBE. THIS FORWARD CROSSTUBE HAD ONLY 602 HOURS SINCE INSTALLATION, THE CORROSION WAS EXTENSIVE AND BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED CROSSTUBE WITH NEW PART.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2001
- Submitted
- May 7, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N31079
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51526
- Aircraft time
- 8,572 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Crosstube
- Part number
- 206323017
- Part serial
- 90662
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Landing Gear
- Part time
- 602 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.