What was found
(CAN) LEFT REAR LANDING GEAR STRUT STRUCTURALLY FAILED. IT APPEARS THAT THE CRACK BEGAN AT RIVET HOLE FOR STRUT FAIRING ATTACHMENT BRACKET.
- Difficulty date
- December 15, 1999
- Submitted
- January 22, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Hughes 500N
- Aircraft time
- 5,079 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- 369H600151
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Part time
- 5,019 hours, 3,693 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.