SDR 96ZZZX3446

Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna T210M

Difficulty date
June 4, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7398M
Make and model
Cessna T210M
Aircraft serial
21062018
Part
Line
Part number
128050981
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Hyd
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON APPROACH TO LAND, PILOT HAD A LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT INDICATION. PILOT NOTED THERE WAS NO GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN SAFE DOWN AND LOCK CONDITION. ALSO, AN INTERMITTENT FLICKERING LIGHT FOR THE LANDING GEAR 'UP' POSITION. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE ACFT RECEIVING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. ON EXAMINATION, FOUND A BROKEN LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC LINE HAD RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF FLUID AND LANDING GEAR FAILURE. THIS LINE WAS REPLACED AND SEVERAL LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST OPERATIONS WERE CONDUCTED.

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