Service difficulty report · Screw · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
December 10, 2008
Submitted
December 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N678EQ
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6507008
Aircraft time
7,891 hours, 5,268 cycles
Part
Screw
Part number
MS35206230
Condition
Sheared
Location
Bracket
Component
Bracket · Cessna
Component part number
6242208200
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT DEPARTED, ON CLIMBOUT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX INSPECTED LANDING GEAR AND FOUND NLG SQUAT SWITCH BRACKET DETACHED FROM TORQUE KNEE. BRACKET ATTACH SCREWS HAD FAILED. SUSPECT ICE PREVENTED NORMAL ACTUATOR ARM MOVEMENT WHICH RESULTED IN FASTENER FAILURE. REINSTALLED SQUAT SWITCH BRACKET AND COMPLETED RETRACT/EXTENSION TESTS. ALL OPS NORMAL.

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