SDR 97ZZZX4623

Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna T210N

Difficulty date
September 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6355C
Make and model
Cessna T210N
Aircraft serial
21063874
Part
O-Ring
Part number
MS28775112
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Actuator
Part time
2,000 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NLG ACTUATOR FWD O-RING BECAME HARD, BRITTLE, WAS CUT IN 2 SPOTS .25 INCH APART, THEN ROLLED. WHEN GEAR EXTENDED FOR LANDING, HYD PUMP FORCED ALL THE HYD FLUID OVERBOARD THROUGH THE CUT O-RING. ELECTRIC HYD PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN UNTIL THE MAIN GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENED. AUX HYDRAULIC HAND PUMP WAS USED TO GET THIS GEAR DOWN, ALL THE HYD FLUID WAS PUMPED OVERBOARD. THE NLG WENT TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION, BUT THE MLG WENT TO THE TRAIL POSITION. NLG HELD ENG AND PROP UP, BUT WEIGHT OF ACFT CAUSED MLG TO COLLAPSE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BELLY AND TAIL. NO INJURIES.

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