What was found
DURING INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT LT MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT. GEAR WAS DISASSEMBLED. BEARING INNER RACE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- January 28, 2003
- Submitted
- January 28, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5910M
- Make and model
- Cessna 340CESSNA
- Aircraft serial
- 3400067
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520NB
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Bearing Race
- Part number
- 50411081
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Part time
- 3,741 hours, 3,741 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.