Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 310L

Difficulty date
June 16, 2015
Submitted
July 1, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2215F
Make and model
Cessna 310L
Aircraft serial
310L0015
Aircraft time
5,635 hours
Engine
Cont IO470*
Part
Tube
Part number
08401253
Condition
Bent
Location
Mlg
Part time
195 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND EXTENDED AND THE PILOT FELT A STRANGE "CLUNK" UNDER HIS FEET. THE PILOT DID NOT GET A "GREEN" DOWN-AND-LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR. TOWER CONFIRMED NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE GEAR DRIVE TUBE ASSEMBLY, PN 0840125-3 WAS BENT.

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