Ken You are correct
That is why I said (Design the step based on good engineering practice )
And in post #18 - I said (I will not install my steps until van's have finished their review )
I think that the design is on the light side of safety ( the cutout for a flat surface is a question in my view )
I have not seen any photos of the failure or do I have any idea of the number of affected steps.
I think that there are 500 or more sets of steps sold and it would be a expensive to replace them all,
However to keep building all the new steps the same may not be prudent in my view.
And as I stated in post #24 Special instruction for getting in and out of a aircraft is ludicrous.
This is not the way to handle a design deficiency, if there is one
My View
Joe Dallas
Quote:
Originally Posted by rvbuilder2002
There is a huge difference between a structure being designed to take a specific load, and what can happen as a result of many many load cycles spread out over a period of time.
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