Service difficulty report · Motor · Cessna 310Q

Difficulty date
August 22, 2006
Submitted
September 18, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7940Q
Make and model
Cessna 310Q
Aircraft serial
310Q0623
Engine
Cont IO470*
Part
Motor
Part number
99100023
Part serial
1640
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND ELECTRICALLY ON APPROACH. OPERATIONS NORMAL WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED WITH MANUAL EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYS. FOUND LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR MOTOR INOPERATIVE. WOULD MAKE NOISE BUT NOT ROTATE. REPLACED MOTOR WITH OVERHAULED REPLACEMENT UNIT; LANDING GEAR SYS OPERATIONS NORMAL. CLEANED CORROSION FROM BATTERY TERMINALS, SUSPECT VOLTAGE DROP UNDER LANDING GEAR OPERATIONS LOAD MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED. TRANSIENT AC, RECORDS NOT AVAILABLE TO VERIFY MOTOR TIME IN SERVICE. (K)

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