Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Cessna 401

Difficulty date
January 18, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 401
Part
Torque Link
Part number
50411148
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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) AIRCRAFT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO`S ON THE 2ND LANDING PILOT REPORTED ABNORMAL LANDING AND NO GEAR UP INDICATION. GEAR CYCLED AND ONLY 2 OUT OF 3 INDICATOR LIGHTS ILUMINATED. RT MAIN, NO INDICATION. GEAR CYCLED AGAIN NO UP INDICATION AND NO RT GREEN DOWN INDICATION. AIRCRAFT COMPLETED FLY BY CONTROL TOWER WHEN PILOT WAS INFORMED OF HIS RT MAIN WHEEL AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. AIRCRAFT CARRIED OUT A FLY OVER OF MORGAN AIR`S FACILITY WHERE WITH BINOCULARS, I COULD SEE THE RT MAIN GEAR OVER CENTER DOWN AND LOCK WAS OVER CENTERED. PILOT CARRIED OUT SUCCESSFUL LANDING AND AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM RUNWAY WITHIN 10 MINUTES. (TC NR 20070126011)

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