SDR 96ZZZX391

Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Cessna 501

Difficulty date
December 8, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N102HS
Make and model
Cessna 501
Aircraft serial
5010130
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
55421021
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Door
Part time
4,016 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.

What was found

FOUND NOSE GEAR DOOR HANGING OPEN. THE GEAR DOOR TORQUE TUBE WAS BROKEN AT THE ATTACH POINT. FLIGHT WITH THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE NOSE GEAR TO JAM IN THE UP POSITION. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED FIT BY CESSNA WAS TO C/W SB 560-32-07. THIS BULLETIN DOES NOT APPLY TO THE 501, BUT WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM.

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