SDR 96ZZZX43

Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Cessna 340CESSNA

Difficulty date
November 14, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N24EC
Make and model
Cessna 340CESSNA
Aircraft serial
3400009
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
504501032
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
2,100 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED NO RT GEAR DOWN LIGHT. TRIED TO GET GEAR TO GO DOWN, BUT COULD NOT. LANDED AND RT GEAR SLOWLY RETRACTED CAUSING FLAPS, TIP TANK, AND AILERON, RT ENG, AND PROP DAMAGE. FOUND RT MLG TORQUE TUBE CRACKED ADJACENT TO WELDED SUPPORT FOR BELLCRANK. INITIAL CRACK APPEARED TO BE OLD, ALLOWING DOWNLOCK MECHANISM NOT TO ENGAGE PROPERLY BECAUSE OF TORQUE TUBE FLEX IN CRACKED AREA. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS CLOSE INSPECTION OF ALL TORQUE TUBES AND BEEFED UP TORQUE TUBE BE INSTALLED.