What was found
RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR WAS FOUND HANGING OPEN UPON POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION. THE DOOR BELLCRANK WAS FOUND BROKEN ON THE DOOR ACTUATOR ARM AND ALLOWED THE DOOR TO OPEN AND NOT OPERATE WITH THE MAIN GEAR LEG.
- Difficulty date
- September 3, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N421FM
- Make and model
- Cessna 421B
- Aircraft serial
- 421B0841
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Bellcrank
- Part number
- 08411066
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rt Mlg
- Part time
- 4,977 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.