Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 320E

Difficulty date
April 1, 2007
Submitted
September 6, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3424Q
Make and model
Cessna 320E
Aircraft serial
320E0024
Aircraft time
4,129 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520B
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C*
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS464P426
Condition
Sheared
Location
Rt Mlg
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

AIRCRAFT HAS EXPERIENCED A RT LANDING GEAR FAILURE UPON LANDING. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN CHECKED DURING THE AIRCRAFT ANNUAL INSPECTION AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF RIG IAW SERVICE MANUAL D508-3-13 STANDARDS. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER FAILURE UPON THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN RIGGED. SUSPECT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED PROPERLY UPON LANDING ON THE FIRST FLIGHT DUE TO THE PARTIAL ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE. UPON THE THIRD FLIGHT LANDING, THE RT GEAR COLLAPSED. PROBABLE CAUSE MAY HAVE BEEN FROM THE FIRST LANDING WHERE GEAR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE BOLT TO THE LANDING GEAR STRUT SHEERED AT THE ATTACH POINT OF THE STRUT, AND ONE ATTACH POINT BR

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