What was found
(CAN) LEFT MAIN GEAR REPORTED TO PILOT AS PART WAY RETRACTED. GEAR PLACED IN DOWN POSITION WITH 3 GREEN OBSERVED. PILOT LANDED SAFELY.MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND SPIRAL CRACK ON TORQUE TUBE ON LEFT GEAR ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2000
- Submitted
- January 19, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 310R
- Aircraft time
- 7,390 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520MB
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 504501033
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 7,901 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.