What was found
DURING PRE-FLIGHT AWAY FROM HOME STATION, PILOT FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FORK BOLT BROKEN AND PULLED AWAY FROM BELLCRANK, PN 0842104-3. THE AREA WHERE THE BREAK WAS FOUND CANNOT BE INSPECTED WITHOUT REMOVING IT FROM THE BELLCRANK.
- Difficulty date
- August 6, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N106GP
- Make and model
- Cessna 402B
- Aircraft serial
- 402B1235
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Fork Bolt
- Part number
- 50452112
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 10,509 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.