What was found
NOSE GEAR DOOR TORQUE TUBE CRACKED FULL CIRCUMFERENCE AT WELD ATTACHMENT. DUE TO THE CRACKED NOSE GEAR TORQUE TUBE THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE UNABLE TO CLOSE COMPLETELY.
- Difficulty date
- June 26, 2023
- Submitted
- June 26, 2023
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N917TL
- Make and model
- Cessna 560CESSNA
- Aircraft serial
- 5600812
- Aircraft time
- 4,079 hours, 5,478 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 55421029
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nose Wheel
- Part time
- 232 hours, 237 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.