SDR 95ZZZX2899

Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Cessna P210N

Difficulty date
May 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4994K
Make and model
Cessna P210N
Aircraft serial
P21000392
Part
Trunnion
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
2,926 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

A LOUD BANG AND SUDDEN JAR OF THE RUDDER PEDALS WAS NOTED WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR NORMAL LANDING. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLL-OUT. CESSNA SEB94-19 HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED. INSPECTION REVEALED LOWER TRUNNION FAILED AS DESCRIBED IN THE SB. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, ASIDE FROM GROUND HANDLING, MAY BE THE ADDED WEIGHT OF THE JAVELIH MODIFIED ENGINE STC AND NOSE FIRST LANDINGS. THIS NOSE GEAR SHOWS NO OTHER SIGNS THAT TOW LIMITS HAD BEEN EXCEEDED.

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