What was found
DURING A RECENT 404 TITAN GEAR INSPECTION ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, FOUND TRAILING LINK PIVOT PINS WORN EXCESSIVELY. THE PHENOLIC-LINED BUSHINGS WERE SITHIN MANUFACTUER'S SPECS. NEW PINS WERE INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N48SA
- Make and model
- Cessna 404CESSNA
- Aircraft serial
- 4040417
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Gear Pin
- Part number
- 5741100204
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Mlg Link Pivot
- 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.