Service difficulty report · Driver · Grob G103TWNASTIR

Difficulty date
October 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Grob G103TWNASTIR
Part
Driver
Part number
1035052
Condition
Bent
Location
Mlg
Part time
135 hours
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) GEAR SELECTED DOWN AND WAS BELIEVED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. AT TOUCHDOWN, THE GEAR RETRACTED AND AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY TO A STOP. INSPECTION FOUND THE ACTUATING HANDLE IN THE FORWARD COCKPIT BENT. THIS IS SECOND OCCURRENCE FOR THIS AIRCRAFT AND DRIVER TO BE BENT.