Manx2 Jetstream 31, G-CCPW Special Bulletin
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Manx2 Jetstream 31, G-CCPW Special Bulletin
AAIB release a special bulletin reporting on Jetstream 31, G-CCPW
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Whilst the investigation has not yet determined
how long the crack took to grow to failure, the amount of
corrosion in the crack and on the steel spigots suggests
that it was present during the last visual inspection
carried out 11 days earlier and may have been present
during the last eddy current inspection undertaken ten
months earlier.
how long the crack took to grow to failure, the amount of
corrosion in the crack and on the steel spigots suggests
that it was present during the last visual inspection
carried out 11 days earlier and may have been present
during the last eddy current inspection undertaken ten
months earlier.
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A pintle is a pin or bolt, usually inserted into a gudgeon, which is used as part of a pivot or hinge.
Pintle is also a common term used in the design of aircraft landing gears. It describes the attachment point between the landing gear structure and the aircraft structure. The pintle is the bolt around which the landing gear rotates when it is extended/retracted into/out of the aircraft. The pintle is a highly stressed component during landing manoeuvres and is often made from exotic metal alloys.
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Pintle is also a common term used in the design of aircraft landing gears. It describes the attachment point between the landing gear structure and the aircraft structure. The pintle is the bolt around which the landing gear rotates when it is extended/retracted into/out of the aircraft. The pintle is a highly stressed component during landing manoeuvres and is often made from exotic metal alloys.
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Here is a pic of one end of one of the pivot in service. I might add its not the end that failed.
You might see a small line under the grease nipple. Which was found on a walk round. Turned out only to be a crack in the paint.
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