Service difficulty report · Arm · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
May 13, 2003
Submitted
May 13, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N421KL
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0015
Aircraft time
6,551 hours
Part
Arm
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Door Act
Part time
6,551 hours
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

RIGHT GEAR INBOARD DOOR CAME OPEN IN FLIGHT. FOUND THE ACTUATOR ARM BROKE LOOSE AND TURNED ON ITS SHAFT. THIS ALLOW THE GEAR DOOR TO COME OPEN IN FLIGHT. ONLY WARNING IS THE ADDED AIR NOISE. THE ARM IS A PRESS FIT ON THIS PART NUMBER AND HAS BEEN SUPERCEDED BY P/N 5045001-10 WHICH IS WELDED. IF THIS DOOR WERE TO COME OPEN ON TAKE OFF AND THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED IT COULD HANG UP THE GEAR. PILOT FOUND THIS CONDITION AFTER HE LANDED.

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