What was found
(CAN)R/H LANDING GEAR BELLCRANK BROKEN ON END THAT ACTUATES GEAR DOOR MECHANISM. NO APPARENT CAUSE, SUSPECT CYCLIC FATIGUE. FAILURE ALLOWED INBOARD GEAR DOOR TO FALL OPEN.
- Difficulty date
- December 5, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 402B
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Bellcrank
- Part number
- 08411066
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- R/H Gear Door
- Part time
- 9,561 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.