SDR 97ZZZX1955

Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
April 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7886Q
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B0214
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
504501019
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg Fork Bolt
Part time
11,900 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

DURING COURSE OF NORMAL FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED AIRSPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 15(+) KNOTS SLOWER THAN NORMAL, AND WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, PILOT NOTICED LEFT GREEN LIGHT CAME ON FIRST. (IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE NOSE LIGHT COMES ON FIRST). THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED, AND LEFT GEAR TORQUE TUBE ASSY FOUND BROKEN IN A SPIRAL AROUND TUBE ASSY IN THE FORK BOLT AREA.

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