Service difficulty report · Connector · Maule MX7180

Difficulty date
January 31, 2003
Submitted
March 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Maule MX7180
Engine
Lyc O360C1F
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR1
Part
Connector
Part number
4016
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,085 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) MAIN LANDING GEAR OLEO CONNECTOR DISTORTED. OLEO CONNECTORRETAINS THE UNDERCARRIAGE SPRING AND SECURES THE OLEO ASSEMBLY TO THE FUSELAGE. FOLLOWING DISASSEMBLY, THE OLEOS WERE FOUND TO BE LOW ON OIL. THE AN6-21 BOLTS USED TO SECURE THE STRUT TO THE FUSELAGE WERE BENT THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES. THE TWO OLEO O-RINGS IN EACH UNIT SHOWED EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE DURING ASSEMBLY. THE LOWER LEFT UNDERCARRAIGE "A" FRAME ATTACHMENT BEARING PNO SBG 65 WAS SHATTERED FROM SEIZING DUE LACK OF LUBRICATION.

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