Landing gear lock pin sheared.
Our friends and neighbors had a landing gear problem in the campground yesterday.
It appears that the large lock pin was too weak and it sheared off.
There was a loud "boom" and none of us knew what it was.
He was hooking up in preparation to depart when this happened.
It was soon discovered that one leg would not retract.
After much hassle we were able to remove the lock pin assembly and found that the pin had sheared - leaving half of itself within the retracting leg.
His is a large newer Arctic Fox camper - maybe in the 36-foot range.
Sorry, I'm not a fiver type camper and don't know much about those machines. But the question I have is;
Is it common for a supporting lock pin to fail? That is to simply shear off?
It appears that the large lock pin was too weak and it sheared off.
There was a loud "boom" and none of us knew what it was.
He was hooking up in preparation to depart when this happened.
It was soon discovered that one leg would not retract.
After much hassle we were able to remove the lock pin assembly and found that the pin had sheared - leaving half of itself within the retracting leg.
His is a large newer Arctic Fox camper - maybe in the 36-foot range.
Sorry, I'm not a fiver type camper and don't know much about those machines. But the question I have is;
Is it common for a supporting lock pin to fail? That is to simply shear off?
