What was found
BELLCRANK BROKE AS THE GEAR WAS BEING RETRACTED IN-FLIGHT CAUSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO GET STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LANDED ON MAINS ONLY.
- Difficulty date
- August 31, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N49390
- Make and model
- Cessna 310R
- Aircraft serial
- 310R0120
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Bellcrank
- Part number
- 08421043
- Condition
- Broke
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 7,497 hours
- Stage of operation
- DE
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.