SDR 2023F00088

Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
March 9, 2023
Submitted
March 23, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N55LP
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
0401
Aircraft time
19,041 hours, 1 cycles
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Engine time
175 hours, 1 cycles
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C505
Part
Line
Part number
5801081
Part serial
NA
Condition
Blew Out
Location
Zone 700
Part time
1 hours, 1 cycles
Component
Line Assy Gear · Cessna · NA
Component part number
5801081
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LINE ASSY GEAR RETRACTION HOSE P/N 58 0108-1 HAD ITS FLAIR SPLIT UPON INITIAL GEAR RETRACTION DEPOSITING ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID OVERBOARD. NOSE GEAR RETRACTED BUT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR REMAINED IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER COMPANY WAS CALLED AND ADVISED OF THE SITUATION, THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE WAS UTILIZED AND THE GEAR WAS SUCCESSFULLY BLOWN DOWN AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO BASE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN FLAIR OF THE LINE ASSY HAD SPLIT. RIGHT ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER (NOT ENOUGH ROOM ABOVE 26693-R. AIR CARRIER (GRAYED OUT ABOVE) AFWA. CYCLES ARE NOT RECIRDED AND ARE REPRESENTED AS 1 SINCE A "0" IS NOT ALLOWED AND ARE NOT ALLOWED. RIGHT ENGINE TOTAL TIME1258 HOURS. RIGHT PROPELLER TOTAL TIME 1009 HOURS.

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