What was found
(CAN) GEAR SWING DURING MX. UPON RETRACTION PISTON ROD LINK BROKE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND INTERGRANULAR CORROSION AT BRAKE POINT. REPLACED PISTON ROD LINK WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
- Difficulty date
- August 19, 2011
- Submitted
- January 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna A185F
- Aircraft time
- 3,296 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520D
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCC3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Link Rod
- Part number
- 3A07094001
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Mlg
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.