Service difficulty report · Housing · Gulstm 690A

Difficulty date
October 29, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 690A
Aircraft time
9,192 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110T
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Housing
Part number
ESI2440
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
9,283 hours
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) DURING THE REQUIRED 5 YEAR OVERHAUL ON THE LANDING GEAR, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE MLG HSG VISUALLY. IR WAS CONFIRMED USING NDT METHODS LPI AS WELL AS EDDY CURRENT FOR CONFIRMATION. EDDY CURRENT READING INDICATED A DEPTH OF .040". THIS WAS THE FIRST OVERHAUL OF THIS LANDING GEAR BY THE OPERATOR SINCE PURCHASE 3 YEARS AGO.