What was found
PILOT REPORTED RT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. MECHANICS FOUND TORQUE TUBE 504501032 PEELED LIKE A PILLSBURY CAN OF BISCUITS.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N773EA
- Make and model
- Cessna 402B
- Aircraft serial
- 402B0544
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 504501032
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rt Mlg
- Part time
- 11,396 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.