A list of lift strut suppliers (updated 12 Dec 2007)

[cpirrmann]

Re: A list of lift strut suppliers

I have ordered set from the Taylorcraft factory---will come cpmplete with mid-strut braces and all new attachment bolts shipped together as a complete kit. Not certain yet about the freight!! Should have by end of this month!!
My plan is to replace existing with new and not have to do the 24 month inspections---they cost $$$---Will have the old set sent back to factory if freight isn't outragious, looking for a credit if they check out okey.

Be careful, someone else may get them as 'new'.

[stormman]

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Factory recons?
How does that work? My front ones are as new

[Richard Boyer]

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I'm not trying to be a bone head here, but was the Factory instrumental in this new AD?

IF it wasn't, then my beef is only with the FAA. But *IF* they are, then why would I support them with my $$? I would be willing to purchase other items, but never ever would I buy a lift strut from them.

[Guest]

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I'm not trying to be a bone head here, but was the Factory instrumental in this new AD?

IF it wasn't, then my beef is only with the FAA. But *IF* they are, then why would I support them with my $$? I would be willing to purchase other items, but never ever would I buy a lift strut from them.

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yes

[cpirrmann]

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I'm convinced they are and I would pay extra to get struts from anyone else but the factory. I bought trim pulleys from them and all was well, but this just stinks.

[Winston L.]

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I'm not trying to be a bone head here, but was the Factory instrumental in this new AD?

IF it wasn't, then my beef is only with the FAA. But *IF* they are, then why would I support them with my $$? I would be willing to purchase other items, but never ever would I buy a lift strut from them.

On top of that, the person at the factory that initiated it all has no aviation or mechanical background!

[Forrest Barber]

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Airframes Inc. was not listed on the PMA list first of the week. Glad we have the clarification, not yet, but soon. Shipping----- find a friend in the airline industry. I have one, struts can be delivered to an airline base and loaded for the employee and can be picked up at the freight dock upon arrival.
My guru works for Continental in CLE.

[Buell Powell]

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Just wondering, Has anyone been able to find out where the struts that were found to be bad came from. Were they from flying aircraft,projects that had been sitting in field or barnes, or had taken off years ago and lieing around. Some were reported to have rusted thru to the outside-surely no one was flying a plane with them holding thier wings.

[Guest]

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Just wondering, Has anyone been able to find out where the struts that were found to be bad came from. Were they from flying aircraft,projects that had been sitting in field or barnes, or had taken off years ago and lieing around. Some were reported to have rusted thru to the outside-surely no one was flying a plane with them holding thier wings.

The FAA engineer said they came off a plane and he had N numbers to trace them to.

I asked him the same question you just asked.

[Buell Powell]

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Was someone actually flying that plane with struts rusted thru?

[cpirrmann]

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The FAA engineer said they came off a plane and he had N numbers to trace them to.

I asked him the same question you just asked.

Was he willing to give them to you? I would believe that to be public knowledge.

[Buell Powell]

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This is kind of intersting. If the struts were on a flying airplane in that condition I wonder if a stress test was done to see if under what conditions they would have collapsed?

[stormman]

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Richard said
"I'm not trying to be a bone head here, but was the Factory instrumental in this new AD?"

OK the jigs up , you guys caught me (us)
The Faa knows my Rear struts crumpled in a wind storm andI have to replace the rear struts along with the wings! SOoooo to make things easier on me They (we ) decided to make EVERYBODY replace theirs Too(;f

Sorry But thats the way it is

[Ragwing nut]

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I have a stack of junk struts that came off airplanes and projects. Does that mean the shape of the flying fleet is bad???? I think not. The fact that this AD is almost word for word verbatum of 99-10-06 for Piper struts makes me wonder how knowledgable the people that imposed this AD are on tube and fabric aircraft? Is there a history of strut failures in the Taylorcrafts like Pipers....no. Is there a history of inflight breakups......no. Because I have to replace the last 3 feet of the longerons in half the tube and fabric airplanes I restore, does that mean we need an AD on every steel tube fuselage???? I think not again. The AD has become nothing but a bandaid solution for unqualified mechanics in the field working on airplanes that are no longer tought that they exist when they go to A&P school.

Mike

[cpirrmann]

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As much as we like to dump on Canada, they seem to have it right when it comes to vintage light planes.