Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 310L

Difficulty date
April 28, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 310L
Aircraft time
7,281 hours
Engine
Cont IO470VO
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF2
Part
Actuator
Part number
50450014
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
AP
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) AT 160 KTS DID NOT GET DOWN LOCKED IND ON RT MAIN. GEAR WAS SEL UP, TOP OF TRAVEL, GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. GEAR SELECT WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL, GEAR WAS HAND-CRANKED DOWN, A/C LANDED. RT MAIN GEAR DOOR WAS OPEN ABOUT 6 IN FROM NORMAL CLOSED GEAR DOWN POSITION. WELD HOLDING GEAR DOOR ATTACH ARM TO MAIN GEAR DOOR ACT ASSY SHAFT WAS BROKEN ALLOWING ARM TO SLIP ON SHAFT. DURING GEAR UP SEL, DETERMINED THAT TIRE STRUCK, RE-LOCATED ARM AND MOTOR, NOT HAVING ANY IND TO SHUT OFF AS LIMIT SWITCHES ARE LOCATED ON GEAR ACT, KEPT GOING CAUSING DAMAGE TO OUTPUT GEAR, GEARBOX GEAR. EXCESSIVE WIND FORCE WAS APPLIED TO DOOR, BREAKING WELD. LT MAIN GEAR DOOR ACT ARM HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR NDT.

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