What was found
(CAN) DURING WALK-AROUND PRIOR TO FLIGHT, PIC NOTICED DOWNLOCK SPRING HANGING FROM ONE ATTACH POINT AND UPON INSPECTION WAS FOUND BROKEN AT ATTACH POINT ABOUT 1/2 AN INCH ABOVE SPRING BODY. SPRING WAS REPLACED NEW.
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2003
- Submitted
- May 27, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 310L
- Aircraft time
- 7,281 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO470VO
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 50410051
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Downlock
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.