Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna T310Q

Difficulty date
October 20, 2020
Submitted
October 20, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N28409
Make and model
Cessna T310Q
Aircraft serial
310Q0666
Aircraft time
4,025 hours
Part
Tube
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
4,025 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

IN PREPARATION FOR SLOW FLIGHT DURING A COMMERCIAL PILOT CHECK RIDE, LANDING GEAR EXTENSION WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AN UNUSUAL YAW WAS EXPERIENCED WITH UNUSUAL NOISE FROM THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND INDICATED ALL SAFE, UPON SECOND EXTENSION LEFT GEAR DID NOT INDICATE SAFE. A FLY BY WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO DETERMINE STATE OF GEAR AND LEFT GEAR WAS NOT IN A SAFE POSITION. CREW ELECTED TO COMPLETE LANDING WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH LEFT GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE 1, P/N 5141052-1, FORK BOLT ATTACHMENT TO LANDING GEAR RETRACT PUSH PULL TUBE BROKEN.

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