What was found
WELD AT FORK BOLT THRU HOLE, HAD CRACK IN IT FOR SOME TIME , THAT WENT UNDETECTED. IT FINALLY PROGRESSED IN A SPIRAL PATTERN AND THE TUBE COMPLETELY FAILED.
- Difficulty date
- January 10, 2001
- Submitted
- February 8, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N4021Q
- Make and model
- Cessna 401
- Aircraft serial
- 4010121
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 50450101
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Part time
- 10,368 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.