SDR 2003F00121

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
February 6, 2003
Submitted
February 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3796C
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B0803
Aircraft time
6,356 hours
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON LANDING, DURING ROLL OUT, THE RT MLG COLLAPSED. THE PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AND STATED THAT HE HAD ALL THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE LANDING GEAR, ALL DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE RETRACTION/EXTENSION LINKAGE, SPECIFICALLY THE SIDE BRACE BELLCRANK AND WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE UPPER TRUNNION. NO EVIDENCE OF SIDE LOADING COULD BE FOUND. SINCE THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD GEAR SAFE INDICATION, NO CAUSE CAN BE DETERMINED FOR THE GEAR TO UNLOCK AND COLLAPSE.

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