SDR 97ZZZX3

Service difficulty report · Bellcrank · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
December 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N100DG
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0905
Part
Bellcrank
Part number
08411066
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING THE A/C, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE RT IB MLG DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE MAIN GEAR DOOR IDLER BELLCRANK WAS FOUND BROKEN. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE RETRACTION LINKAGE WAS NOTED. IF THIS PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN NOTICED BY THE PILOT, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE GEAR TO BIND AND JAM AGAINST THE DOOR AND POSSIBLY NOT ALLOW THE GEAR TO EXTEND. AIRFRAME TOTAL KNOWN TIME 3,300 PLUS HOURS.

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