Hi everyone I have a beaver rx28 ultralight and I was assembling it to fly this past weekend and during assembly of my last wing strut to the fuselage bracket the fitting on the wing strut broke. The fitting appears to be 6061 aluminum and is 1"x3/4" bar stock with a grove cut in the end. The manufacturing process on the part looks very crude. Does this part appear to be a factory part or ...? I know it is acceptable procedure to make these strut fitting out of bar stock but not sure if it is acceptable to cut a groove in it as was done here. I believe this groove weakened the fitting greatly and really am trying to figure out how to proceed. Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Bill
Thanks
Bill