What was found
(CAN) ON LANDING LT MAIN GEAR STRUT BOTTOMED OUT. AIR AND HYDRAULIC FLUID ESCAPED. INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE MAIN OUTER HOUSING OF THE STRUT AT KNEE FITTING BOSS.
- Difficulty date
- July 30, 1997
- Submitted
- April 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Beech 100BEECH
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A28
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- 508103327
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Part time
- 11,550 hours, 10,726 cycles
- Component
- Landing Gear Ass · Beech · 115810000619
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
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