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Has anyone else checked their gear and found the bend described in this AD?

I looked at mine today with a metal straight-edge and found the front end of
the tube (forward of the vertical strut) is bent down approx .030" on both
sides.  No sign of any cracking and no noticable bend at the rear.

This seems pretty small, and since I now have a pair of Ong's debongers
installed it hopefully won't bend any more.

I'm wondering how much bend is too much, would like to hear other ideas on
this problem.

Bob Belshe
Lancair 235/320

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