What was found
ON ANNUAL INSPECTION, SEVERAL GEAR DOOR HINGES WERE FOUND CRACKED. CESSNA P/N'S: 1211480-6, 1211480-1, AND 1211480-3. TWO POSSIBLE CAUSES MIGHT BE IMPROPERLY RIGGED DOORS AND/OR THE AGE OF THE HINGES.
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3311S
- Make and model
- Cessna 210J
- Aircraft serial
- 21059111
- System (JASC)
- 5280 · Landing Gear Doors
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- 12114806
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg Door
- Part time
- 3,415 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.