Service difficulty report · Uplock Hook · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
September 7, 2004
Submitted
September 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1007G
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft serial
421C0097
Engine
Cont GTSIO520F
Part
Uplock Hook
Part number
5141200201
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Main Gear
Part time
6,500 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT STAY RETRACTED. THE GEAR WOULD (SLAM) WHEN UP. THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED PROPERLY AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL JACKED UP THE AIR CRAFT AND DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM, INSPECTION REVEALED THE RT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK HOOK WAS BROKEN, ALLOWING THE UPLOCK SWITCH TO CLOSE WHICH CAUSED THE (SLAMMING). THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, SUSPECT HIGH TIME CAUSED THE BREAK. THE NEW PART WAS MADE OF STEEL. THE OLD PART MADE OF ALUMINUM. (GL11200413886)

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