SDR 95ZZZX2060

Service difficulty report · Fork Bolt · Cessna 402A

Difficulty date
April 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N99AT
Make and model
Cessna 402A
Aircraft serial
402A0022
Part
Fork Bolt
Part number
52435181
Condition
Bent
Location
Rt Mlg
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

RT MLG FORK BOLT BENT APPROXIMATELY .3750 INCH TOWARDS INBOARD SIDE OF ACFT WHEELWELL. BECAUSE OF THIS, RT MLG FAILED TO LOCK DOWN CAUSING RT MLG TO COLLAPSE ON ROLL-OUT. NOTE: THIS FORK BOLT IS COVERED BY AD 76-13-07 AND WAS DUE TIME CHANGE AT 2,000 HOURS. AT TIME OF FAILURE, IT HAD 1978.9 HRS SINCE NEW (LAST MLG INSP WAS 107 HRS BEFORE FAILURE). (CAUSE OF FAILURE UNKNOWN).

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