Service difficulty report · Axle · Amtr CUBYACROTNER

Difficulty date
March 30, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amtr CUBYACROTNER
Aircraft time
1,216 hours
Engine
Cont O200*
Part
Axle
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,284 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) GEAR USED PA 18 SUPER CUB INSTALLED AT TIME ACFT WAS BUILT. 1,284.00 ON HOMEBUILT 1.2500 AXLE IS FITTED INSIDE 1.5 GEAR TUBE AILED AT WHAT APPEARS LIKE ROSETTE WELDS OPERATING ON WHEEL SKIS GEAR WHEEL APPEARED MISALIGNED INSPECTED (JAKED UP) FOUND BROKEN AXLE GEAR REPLACED WITH HEAVIER AXLE GEAR (RT) LT GEAR AXLE BEEFED UP AS WELL.