Peter Dohm wrote:
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Stache" wrote in message
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Answer: If the bolt in the landing gear scissors comes out the strut
will come out and leave it hanging by the brake line.

Nope. If the bolt in the landing gear "scissors", aka the torque link,
comes out the strut will be free to turn and the wheel may no longer
be properly aligned, but that won't allow the strut to come out as it
is not holding the strut in.

I believe theat Stache meant the bolt at the center hinge of the scissors; and I was thinking the same thing.

Peter you got it. I have seen this happen a couple of times. There is
a AD of Piper aircraft about this and a change in the service manual to
install a larger dia. bolt and nut.

If the bolt comes out of the scissores (torque link) the pressure will
blow the lower strut out of the cylinder.

Stache