Service difficulty report · Spring · Blanca 1731A

Difficulty date
May 21, 2006
Submitted
January 26, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N14746
Make and model
Blanca 1731A
Aircraft serial
7532156
Engine
Lyc IO540K1E5
Part
Spring
Part number
194652
Condition
Weak
Location
Nlg
Part time
1,944 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

AFTER AN INFLIGHT LANDING GEAR POWER PACK FAILURE, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY NOSE GEAR EXTENSION EVEN THOUGH THE MAIN GEAR WAS SAFELY EXTENDED. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE. AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION WAS SHOWN IN THE COCKPIT PRIOR TO LANDING. PILOT STATES HE DID NOT DO (SHARP PULLUPS) AS CALLED OUT IN THE FLIGHT MANUAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOCK THE GEAR. A NEW POWER PACK WAS INSTALLED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS AND NUMEROUS NORMAL AND EMERGENCY EXTENSIONS WERE PERFORMED, ALL WITHOUT INCIDENT, A COMPLETE CHECK WAS MADE OF THE GEAR RIGGING AND WAS FOUND CORRECT IAW MM. THE NOSE GEAR EXTENSION SPRING WAS REMOVED AND THE