SDR AU980784

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
May 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Bolt
Part number
S21381
Condition
Sheared
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

(AUS) RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT BOLT SHEARED. MLG STRUT ROTATED IN ITS HOUSING AND THEN COLLAPSED. BOLT SHEARED DURING LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PILE OF GRAVEL. SUSPECT BOLT HAD ALREADY BEEN DAMAGED ALLOWING IT TO EASILY SHEAR WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE.

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