Service difficulty report · Spring · Cessna 310L

Difficulty date
November 13, 2002
Submitted
December 2, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 310L
Aircraft time
7,281 hours
Engine
Cont IO470VO
Part
Spring
Part number
50410051
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg Downlock
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) SUBSEQUENT TO THE RT MAIN GEAR FAILURE TO LOCK AND FINDING THE TORQUE TUBE CRACKED, THE DOWNLOCK SPRING WAS ALSO BROKEN. HAD THIS SPRING BEEN INTACT THE GEAR WOULD HAVE FREE-FALLEN DOWN AND LOCKED. THERE IS NO RIGGING OR ADJUSTMENT ON THESE SPRINGS. BOTH LT & RT SPRINGS WERE REPLACED NEW, THE RT FAILING AFTER 164.4 HOURS AND AGAIN AFTER 25.1 HOURS. ALL SPRINGS WERE FOUND TO BE OF THE SAME ORIGIN AND THE INTACT LT SPRING HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.ALL SPRINGS HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED TO OUR PMI FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

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