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Originally Posted by vegasmike
Yea, pretty bold statement. Like you Dan, I have some pretty extensive experience in the airline/aircraft industry. I know of at least one instance where the nose gear on an MD-80 failed. Boeing/MD just said that it looked like metal fatigue and appeared to be an isolated incident. It has not happened since, to my knowledge, and no service bulletins were posted either. Sometimes things just happen based on the series on events that precluded it.
Neither the airline or the manufacturer were found to be at fault and it was determined by the FAA to be an "unexplainable isolated incident of metal fatigue".
Just glad you are safe (as were all of the pax).
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You bet it's bold. I'm an FAA rated mechanic and an NDT (X-ray, mag particle, FPI,) inspector for a major jet engine manufacturer in CT., and when there's a metal failure, it's investigated.
Maybe it's just a car, but I would not want it to be mine. I agree with the statements regarding heat treat and general manufacturing quality. These parts are made to survive a vehicle lifetime and usually wear out before failing in the field. Maybe if the car hit a concrete abutment or a sinkhole would it shear, but not under normal driving conditions. I wonder who the manufacturer was? If I had an SPF Cobra, I'd change all four ball joints and replace with Moog parts.