Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 310D

Difficulty date
December 27, 2002
Submitted
February 10, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6738T
Make and model
Cessna 310D
Aircraft serial
39038
Aircraft time
4,748 hours
Engine
Cont IO470*
Part
Bearing
Part number
HSBG5S
Condition
Seized
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

FORWARD ROD END BEARING (ON INTERMEDIATE ROD FROM LANDING GEAR GEARBOX TO NOSE GEAR) SEIZED, CAUSING ROD END TO SHEAR IT`S ATTACH RIVETS, ALLOWING ROD END TO PARTIALLY SEPARATE FROM ROD, EFFECTIVELY JAMMING NOSE GEAR. THIS RESULTED IN A NOSE GEAR-UP LANDING. ROD END APPARENTLY SNAPPED DURING LANDING.

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