What was found
UPON GEAR EXTENSION, BELLCRANK FAILED. ALL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR FAILED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE. DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AREA.
- Difficulty date
- August 14, 2002
- Submitted
- December 13, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N120SA
- Make and model
- Cessna 310Q
- Aircraft serial
- 310Q1041
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Bellcrank
- Part number
- 08421022
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 4,298 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- L
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.