Service difficulty report · Strut · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
October 26, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Part
Strut
Part number
D41321311501
Condition
Corroded
Location
Mlg
Part time
976 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 ROUTINE MX PITTING ON THE L/E OF MLG LEGS WAS NOTED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON MAJORITY OF THE SURFACE. ALSO NOTED PAINT COATING APPEARED TO BE SEPARATING FROM GEAR LEG. PAINT WAS CHEMICALLY REMOVED AND EXCESSIVE CORROSION NOTED THROUGHOUT. MX SHOP WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE GEAR LEGS AND RETURN CORRODED LEGS FOR INVESTIGATION.

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