SDR 2009F00016

Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
February 24, 2009
Submitted
March 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N421LP
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0323
Aircraft time
6,985 hours
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Locked
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
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 OR BY UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM. THE ACFT LANDED GEAR UP. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED ON SCENE AND A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYS WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO FINDINGS AS TO THE CAUSE. THE ONLY COMPONENT THAT WAS NOT DISASSEMBLED WAS THE LANDING GEARBOX. SUSPECT THAT FOREIGN MATTER BECAME LODGED IN THE GEARBOX PREVENTING NORMAL OPERATION. HOWEVER, THE GEAR SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY BOTH ELECTRICALLY AND MANUALLY AFTER THE INCIDENT. SUSPECT FOREIGN MATTER BECAME DISLODGED DURING INCIDENT FORCES OR SUBSEQUENT HANDLING OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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