What was found
PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER LANDING GEAR INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE SUBJECT SPRING HAD A BROKEN TANG. RESULTING FAILURE OF LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR. MOONEY SB M20-279C WAS COMPLETED 37 HOURS AGO.
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 2003
- Submitted
- August 7, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N557RM
- Make and model
- Mooney M20R
- Aircraft serial
- 290210
- Engine
- Cont IO550*
- System (JASC)
- 3233 · Landing Gear Actuator
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 10203
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Mlg Actuator
- Part time
- 37 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.