SDR 96ZZZX4937

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 310R

Difficulty date
September 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N181A
Make and model
Cessna 310R
Aircraft serial
310R0014
Part
Bracket
Part number
082210045
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Inb Gear Door
Part time
11,482 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, HAD A RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. CYCLING AND CRANKING GEAR DID NOT HELP. LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE SIDE BRACE WAS OVER CENTER, BUT THE DOWNLOCK WAS NOT MADE. THE CAUSE WAS THE INBOARD GEAR DOOR FORWARD HINGE BRACKET WAS CRACKED AND PULLED OFF OF BOTTOM ATTACHING SCREWS ALLOWING DOOR TO PIVOT FORWARD AND HANG-UP ON LOWER SKIN PREVENTING THE RIGHT GEAR FROM FULLY LOCKING.

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