What was found
ROD END FAILED, ALLOWING NOSE GEAR DOOR TO PARTIALLY CLOSE IN FLIGHT. WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED, JAMMED NOSE GEAR ASSY ALONG WITH GEAR DOOR UP IN GEAR WELL. (K)
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 2007
- Submitted
- July 5, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5918M
- Make and model
- Cessna 310P
- Aircraft serial
- 310P0218
- Engine
- Cont IO470*
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Rod End
- Part number
- HM4
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nose Gear Door
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.