What was found
GEAR DOOR UPPER ARM BROKE MID-WAY BETWEEN BEARING AND PIVOT. OCCURRED AT GEAR EXTEND LEAVING DOOR HANGING OPEN UPON LANDING.
- Difficulty date
- September 30, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N36885
- Make and model
- Cessna 340A
- Aircraft serial
- 340A0681
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Bellcrank
- Part number
- 08411066
- Condition
- Broke
- Location
- Gear Door
- Part time
- 3,250 hours
- Stage of operation
- AP
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.