Service difficulty report · Bellcrank · Cessna 402A

Difficulty date
February 3, 2003
Submitted
February 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4576Q
Make and model
Cessna 402A
Aircraft serial
402A0076
Engine
Cont TSIO520E
Part
Bellcrank
Part number
50410032
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
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

AFTER TAKE OFF FROM HNL PILOT NOTICED DECREASING MANIFOLD PRESSURE ON RT ENGINE, AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO HNL. DURING LANDING APPROACH PILOT NOTICED AN UNSAFE RT GEAR LIGHT, ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RECYCLE LANDING GEAR BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE THEN TRIED THE EMERGENCY HAND CRANK THAT ALSO FAILED TO CORRECT THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE PROBLEM. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE CARRIED OUT AND UPON LANDING THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT. AC WAS THEN SECURED BY MAINT AND TOWED, WERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RT RETRACT BELLCRANK WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM REST OF ASSEMBLY. NOTICED THAT BOLT TO BE SHEARED AS WELL.

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