Van?s Aircraft has published a new Service Bulletin for the RV-10, SB 19-09-09. This bulletin directs RV-10 owners to inspect the inboard attachment lugs on the RV-10 nose gear leg for potential cracks at a specific location. If no cracks are found, the gear leg is serviceable and you may continue to fly the airplane and re-inspect each year at the annual condition inspection. Replacement is not necessary in that case.
If a crack is found, owners are directed to order a kit that contains an updated RV-10 nose gear leg and associated hardware. This is described in the service bulletin document.
This issue was discovered on one RV-10 aircraft, which operates regularly from a grass strip and has accumulated more than 1700 hours in service. The attachment lug location is visible and inspectable in the location where the crack could initiate. Van?s has a handful of the updated gear legs in stock, and we do not anticipate the need to ship a large number of replacements. The updated gear leg is included in currently-shipping finishing kits, and has been delivered in all RV-10 finishing kits that have shipped since Oct 1, 2019.
The original gear leg is considered serviceable and may continue to be used unless a crack is observed. The new version of the nose gear leg is available to purchase as a replacement part in the event a crack is discovered upon inspection.
The SB 19-09-09 document is available on the Van's Aircraft web site in the RV-10 Safety and Service Information section, here.
If a crack is found, owners are directed to order a kit that contains an updated RV-10 nose gear leg and associated hardware. This is described in the service bulletin document.
This issue was discovered on one RV-10 aircraft, which operates regularly from a grass strip and has accumulated more than 1700 hours in service. The attachment lug location is visible and inspectable in the location where the crack could initiate. Van?s has a handful of the updated gear legs in stock, and we do not anticipate the need to ship a large number of replacements. The updated gear leg is included in currently-shipping finishing kits, and has been delivered in all RV-10 finishing kits that have shipped since Oct 1, 2019.
The original gear leg is considered serviceable and may continue to be used unless a crack is observed. The new version of the nose gear leg is available to purchase as a replacement part in the event a crack is discovered upon inspection.
The SB 19-09-09 document is available on the Van's Aircraft web site in the RV-10 Safety and Service Information section, here.