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During our annual inspection we found a 1" long squiggly crack in both
of the main gear legs, 4" from the fuselage. We ordered a new pair of
gear legs today for $850. I was told that there has been only one other
owner in the USA reporting cracked gear legs and it happened to them
twice and in the same location which was the same location as I ours.
It seems like a manufacturing or design defect to me, but Doug
Hempstead assured me that it was not but all have resulted from hard
landings. We have not had any hard landings, perhaps a few
not-so-smooth landings at near gross weight, but none that I would
classify as hard landings. However, since we bought ours used from a
dealer, it had been used as a demo plane and perhaps primary training,
but not sure.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION:
On LEFT main gear leg the crack occurred 4" from the fuselage on the
FORWARD edge beginning at the mold line.
On RIGHT main gear leg the crack occurred 4" from the fuselage on the
AFT edge beginning at the mold line.
Attached photos shows the squiggly crack with the beginning and end
points marked by a pair of arrow heads.
Thom in Buffalo
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--> Allegro-List message posted by: "Hugh McKay III" <hgmckay@bellsouth.net>
Thom: I would be interested in finding out what the delivery time is for
your new landing gear legs. What has Fantasy Air USA told you? I finally
received my new replacement aluminum wing tanks last week. Fantasy Air USA
shipped them to me from Sanford, NC. They arrived with the flanged ends
severely bent in three or four places around the circumference of the
flange. It looked like some one deliberately bent the flanges on both tanks.
I was shocked! I had to send them back. They were shipped by UPS from
Sanford, NC to my dealer in Morganton, NC. I had to wait 6 weeks to get them
after asking and asking for them to be shipped, and now I'm told by Fantasy
Air USA that I'll have to wait another six weeks to get another set. Earlier
they told me that they had the new aluminum tanks in stock. It is obvious
they do not have the tanks in stock. My fuselage is still sitting in Fantasy
Air's hanger waiting for them to install the BRS. It has been sitting there
for nine weeks along with the BRS chute. When I ask Fantasy Air USA to tell
me when they will have the BRS installed, I get no answer. I am really
frustrated with how I am being treated as a customer.
Hugh in NC
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-allegro-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-allegro-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Thom Riddle
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 6:31 AM
Subject: Allegro-List: gear leg cracks
During our annual inspection we found a 1" long squiggly crack in both
of the main gear legs, 4" from the fuselage. We ordered a new pair of
gear legs today for $850. I was told that there has been only one other
owner in the USA reporting cracked gear legs and it happened to them
twice and in the same location which was the same location as I ours.
It seems like a manufacturing or design defect to me, but Doug
Hempstead assured me that it was not but all have resulted from hard
landings. We have not had any hard landings, perhaps a few
not-so-smooth landings at near gross weight, but none that I would
classify as hard landings. However, since we bought ours used from a
dealer, it had been used as a demo plane and perhaps primary training,
but not sure.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION:
On LEFT main gear leg the crack occurred 4" from the fuselage on the
FORWARD edge beginning at the mold line.
On RIGHT main gear leg the crack occurred 4" from the fuselage on the
AFT edge beginning at the mold line.
Attached photos shows the squiggly crack with the beginning and end
points marked by a pair of arrow heads.
Thom in Buffalo
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