piperboy84
27th Jul 2014, 16:30
Any of you homebuilder/engineering types out there have any thoughts on changing out the nuts and bolts on the Oleo struts as a preventative maintenance item perhaps every 2nd or 3rd annual as opposed to waiting till there is visible signs of wear, bending or breaking?
Its seems that replacing the hardware would be a minor expense during the annual when everything is unbuttoned versus waiting for a failure when you least expect it would be a pretty good return on investment.
I have read where several accidents, mostly in taildraggers on unprepared strips have had strut/gear failure due to bolt fatigue, the repair bills were through the roof.
Any thoughts?
Its seems that replacing the hardware would be a minor expense during the annual when everything is unbuttoned versus waiting for a failure when you least expect it would be a pretty good return on investment.
I have read where several accidents, mostly in taildraggers on unprepared strips have had strut/gear failure due to bolt fatigue, the repair bills were through the roof.
Any thoughts?