What was found
LEFT GEAR WELL MLG TORQUE TUBE FOUND BROKEN. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS THIS PART BE REMOVED AND MAGNAFLUXED AT 5,000 HOURS AND EACH 1,000 HOURS THEREAFTER, ON ALL AFFECTED AIRCRAFT.
- Difficulty date
- August 16, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N421HW
- Make and model
- Cessna 421B
- Aircraft serial
- 421B0477
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 504501019
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Mlg Well
- Part time
- 6,150 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.