What was found
(CAN) DURING GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT FWD GEAR DOOR ROD END BROKEN. ROD END ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND CHECKED SERVICEABLE.
- Difficulty date
- May 23, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Mtsbsi MU2B60
- Aircraft time
- 11,092 hours
- Engine
- Garrtt TPE33110
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB4TN5
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Rod End
- Part number
- ART7E
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Mlg Door
- Part time
- 11,439 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.