Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 210M

Difficulty date
April 13, 2005
Submitted
May 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6035N
Make and model
Cessna 210M
Aircraft serial
21062903
Engine
Cont IO520*
Part
Bracket
Part number
12430192
Condition
Broken
Location
Gear Down
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
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

THERE WAS NO (GEAR DOWN) INDICATION WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO AN AIRPORT WITH A LONGER RUNWAY. LANDING WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRACKET HOLDING THE NOSE GEAR (DOWN) SQUAT SWITCH HAD BROKEN AND WAS DANGLING. (K)

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