What was found
LT GEAR LEG BROKE ALONG LINE BETWEEN TOP (2) AXEL BOLTS. CORROSION IN CRACK INDICATES CRACK WAS PRESENT FOR SOME TIME. NTSB LAB HAS PART. (K)
- Difficulty date
- May 30, 2007
- Submitted
- July 5, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N104DE
- Make and model
- Cessna A185F
- Aircraft serial
- 18504009
- Engine
- Cont IO520*
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Leg Assy
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Part time
- 8,017 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.