Cracked tailwheel bracket
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2023 6:57 pmWe were flying patterns today and started getting a noise from the tailwheel. Knocked it off and discovered this crack. The tailwheel bracket was noticably bent.
Powdercoat stripped off:
I welded it back up, and welded on some doublers as well.
Edit: the smaller cracks were hidden by the powdercoat. The noise was the pivot bolt head dragging on the ground. The noise started off just when we hit a bump, then got more steady.
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Powdercoat stripped off:
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I welded it back up, and welded on some doublers as well.
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Edit: the smaller cracks were hidden by the powdercoat. The noise was the pivot bolt head dragging on the ground. The noise started off just when we hit a bump, then got more steady.