Service difficulty report · Bellcrank · Cessna 320F

Difficulty date
February 20, 2001
Submitted
April 13, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3452Q
Make and model
Cessna 320F
Aircraft serial
0052
Engine
Cont IO520*
Part
Bellcrank
Part number
0842102
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Part time
3,643 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.

What was found

LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR ROD ATTACH CLEVIS PIN FELL OUT. UPON RETRACTION OF GEAR, LEFT NOSE DOOR FOULED THE RETRACTORY NOSE GEAR AND JAMMED. GEARBOX CONTINUED PULLING UNTIL 0842102 BELLCRANK BROKE. WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. DOOR CLEVIS PINS WERE INSTALLED WITH AN 416 PINS INSTEAD OF COTTER PINS AS CALLED OUT BY IFC.

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