What was found
(AUS) NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT INNER TUBE FRACTURED APPROXIMATELY 203MM(8IN) FROM THE TOP- INNER TUBE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SILVERSOLDERED AROUND THE POINT OF FRACTURE BY UNKNOWN PERSONS -PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR - UNAPPROVED REPAIR
- Difficulty date
- April 8, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Parten P68B
- Engine
- Lyc IO360A1B6
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YK2
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 6846005
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Nose/Tail Gear
- Stage of operation
- LD
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.