What was found
ON APPROACH AFTER LOWERING GEAR, PILOT NOTICED NOSE GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT MADE NOSE-UP LANDING. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED EYELET OF TUBE ASSY HAD FAILED. (X)
- Difficulty date
- February 7, 2000
- Submitted
- July 20, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N867MF
- Make and model
- Cessna 310L
- Aircraft serial
- 310L0123
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 08421211
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- L/G Gearbox
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.