What was found
EXAMINED UPPER STRUT ATTACH FITTING ON ACFT, AND FOUND FRACTURE OF THE FITTING WAS DUE TO FATIGUE. CLOSE EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE CRACKING INITIATED BY FRETTING FATIGUE.
- Difficulty date
- July 9, 2013
- Submitted
- July 9, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N864MA
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft serial
- 208B1275
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Mlg
- 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.