Service difficulty report · Bellcrank · Cessna 402A

Difficulty date
February 3, 2003
Submitted
March 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4576Q
Make and model
Cessna 402A
Aircraft serial
402A0076
Engine
Cont TSIO520E
Part
Bellcrank
Part number
50410012
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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 PRESURE ON RIGHT ENGINE, AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO HNL. DURING LANDING APPROACH PILOT NOTICED AND UNSAFE RIGHT 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 RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE PROBLEM. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE CARRIED OUT AND UPON LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN SECURED MY MAINTENANCE AND TOWED TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY, WERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT RETRACT BELLCRANK WAS FOUND TO CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE ASSEMBLY. ALSO NOTICED THAT BOLT PN NAS 464P426 TO BE SHEARED AS WELL.

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