SDR 97ZZZX4727

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 210L

Difficulty date
September 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N321BT
Make and model
Cessna 210L
Aircraft serial
21060127
Part
Actuator
Condition
Split
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON A FAR 135 FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS TO PORTALES, N.M. UPON DEPARTURE, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WHEN HE MOVED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION, NOTHING HAPPENED. APPARENTLY, THE LEFT GEAR WAS LOCKED OVERCENTER, BUT THE RIGHT MAIN WAS UNLOCKED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE RIGHT GEAR LEG COLLAPSED. DURING INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, DISCOVERED THE LEFT ACTUATOR HAD SPLIT ALLOWING THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE SYSTEM.

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