Jim,

It sounds like you are saying that the gear mounts bolt to the former that is completely constructed with honeycomb core, is this true? If so, that is a very bad practice. In all applications where sandwich composite construction is used, the core MUST be replaced with a crush-proof material, like aircraft plywood, at every place where something is through-bolted to the structure. If this is not done, the strength of the structure is severely compromised.

Bob