Service difficulty report · Fork · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
May 30, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft time
19,848 hours
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Fork
Part number
04425037
Condition
Cracked
Location
Oleo Strut Assy
Component
Oleo Strut Assy · Cessna · 044250413
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.

What was found

(CAN) THE OLEO ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT TO BE INSPECTED AND REBUILT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FORK WAS CRACKED ON THE OUTER SIDE NEAR THE TOP COLLAR. VERIFICATION OF THE CRACK WAS MADE WITH A 10X MAGNIFIER AND THE PART WAS SUBSEQUENTLY QUARANTINED. A NEW REPLACEMENT PART IS ON ORDER FOR THE ASSEMBLY.THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT IS LIKELY FROM FATIGUE AS A RESULT OF BEING USED IN A FLIGHT TRAINING ENVIRONMENT FOR MANY YEARS. THIS IS THE THIRD FINDING OF THIS TYPE FROM THE SAME FLEET.

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