What was found
BELLCRANK FAILED ON TAKEOFF DURING RETRACTION. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND TO LOCKED POSITION. ACCORDING TO AIRCRAFT RECORDS, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER IN DECEMBER, 1988.
- Difficulty date
- April 13, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6173Q
- Make and model
- Cessna 320F
- Aircraft serial
- 320F0023
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Bellcrank
- Part number
- 08421022
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg Idler
- Part time
- 665 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.