SDR 95ZZZX1308

Service difficulty report · Scissors · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
March 2, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N918WK
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0956
Part
Scissors
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Lt
Part time
3,137 hours
Stage of operation
LD
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

LEFT MLG COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO SCISSORS BOLT AND BUSHINGS SLIDING OUT OF SCISSORS, THEREFORE, ALLOWING MAIN WHEEL TO ROTATE SIDEWAYS AND SUBSEQUENTLY BREAKING GEAR FROM ITS MOUNT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CORRECT HARDWARE INSTALLED AT SCISSORS (IAW PARTS MANUAL), HOWEVER, CORRECT WASHER WILL ALLOW BOLT, WASHERS, AND BUSHINGS TO SLIDE OUT OF SCISSORS. SUBMITTER STATES CESSNA DOES HAVE A SERVICE KIT TO PREVENT THIS AND IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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