Challenger landing gear requires a detailed inspection at 60 months for the 600 and 601 and 96-months for the 604 and 605. It must then undergo a 120-month restoration for the 600 and 601 and 192 month for the 604/605.
The reason for these inspections is to check for cracks, wear and corrosion. Years of water, dirt, salt air, fluid and various other electrolytes have taken their toll. The gear is very susceptible to corrosion and even though steps may have been taken to lessen the effects, some corrosion still forms.
Corrosion is normally found throughout the gear but can often be repaired using standard repair schemes available in the CMM or through engineering concessions. Sometimes, however, the corrosion has exceeded the limits of those repair tolerances.
Some of the more severe corrosion found during these inspections is detailed in the following photographs.
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