In Need of PT-23 Tailwheel Assembly!
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 4:10 pm
'Hello, Fairchild Flyers!
I am a pilot in Fort Worth, TX. I fly a 1943 Fairchild PT-23 owned by a small private flying museum in Arlington, TX. Several months ago I had the tailwheel came apart on me on touch down, and the tailwheel assembly was destroyed. It seems a stress fracture in the strut gave out, and the strut was sheared. Our mechanics and I are trying desperately to find a replacement tailwheel assembly, but are finding this to be quite difficult to locate. Unable to find the parts anywhere. I am now resorting to reaching out to the Fairchild PT communities to know if anyone has any recommended suppliers, sources, or perhaps even a usable tailwheel assembly lying around.
Anyone have any light to shed on where to find Cornell parts, or ideas on who might have a tailwheel assembly? Any leads/advice is greatly appreciated!
JT BlassingameJustinBlassingame@gmail.com
'
I am a pilot in Fort Worth, TX. I fly a 1943 Fairchild PT-23 owned by a small private flying museum in Arlington, TX. Several months ago I had the tailwheel came apart on me on touch down, and the tailwheel assembly was destroyed. It seems a stress fracture in the strut gave out, and the strut was sheared. Our mechanics and I are trying desperately to find a replacement tailwheel assembly, but are finding this to be quite difficult to locate. Unable to find the parts anywhere. I am now resorting to reaching out to the Fairchild PT communities to know if anyone has any recommended suppliers, sources, or perhaps even a usable tailwheel assembly lying around.
Anyone have any light to shed on where to find Cornell parts, or ideas on who might have a tailwheel assembly? Any leads/advice is greatly appreciated!
JT BlassingameJustinBlassingame@gmail.com
'