! Then ongoing replacement is 1000 hours or three years whichever comes first. A calendar life on such an item especially 3 years is unrealistic.
If Cessna is so convinced that a U bolt manufactured by / for them is likely to fail after only 3 years service regardless of the number of landings completed, it is time they got out of the business, as they product they are selling is defective.
The average trailer leaf spring U bolt will last for decades under extremely harsh conditions, including being immersed in Sea water and pounded across corrugated outback roads without failing. Shame Cessna Shame
