Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Cessna 310R

Difficulty date
May 10, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 310R
Aircraft time
13,290 hours
Engine
Cont IO520M
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C*
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
504501025
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKE-OFF PILOT RETACTED GEAR ALL 3 GREEN LIGHTS WENT OUT AND UNLOCKED LIGHT WAS OUT. RADIO CALL FROM TOWER INFORMED PILOT THAT LT MAIN GEAR WAS NOT RETRACTED. PILOT PUT GEAR DOWN AND GOT ALL 3 GREEN LIGHTS. SHUT DOWN LT ENGINE IN CASE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AND MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LT MAIN RETRACT TORQUE TUBE WAS BROKEN. NEW PART ON ORDER. (TC NR 20070511002)

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