SDR 97ZZZX971

Service difficulty report · Channel · Cessna 404CESSNA

Difficulty date
January 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N355HC
Make and model
Cessna 404CESSNA
Aircraft serial
4040110
Part
Channel
Part number
58130441
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Act Attach
Part time
3,029 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.

What was found

UPON ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CESSNA SB ME78-31 AND SK404-21 (REPLACEMENT OF NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ALUMINUM ATTACH LUGS WITH STEEL ATTACH LUGS) FOUND BOTH CHANNELS TO WHICH LUGS ATTACH WERE CRACKED AT AFT CORNER RADII. REPLACED CHANNELS. SUSPECT CAUSE: HARD LANDING, LANDING ON NOSE GEAR, POSSIBLE INCORRECT RIGGING OF NOSE GEAR WITH INSUFFICIENT PRELOAD OF ACTUATOR AGAINST DRAG BRACE; THUS, CAUSING SHOCK LOADS TO BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH ACTUATOR TO ATTACH STRUCTURE.