What was found
OLD UPLOCK HOOK CRACKED IN HOOK AREA. NEW UNPLOCK HOOK ASSY PN 5141312-10 IS MUCH HEAVIER. SUSPECT CAUSE WAS TIME AND NUMBER OF GEAR CYCLES.
- Difficulty date
- June 19, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N135BG
- Make and model
- Cessna 414A
- Aircraft serial
- 414A0419
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Hook
- Part number
- 57412026
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg Uplock
- Part time
- 5,749 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.