Service difficulty report · Bellcrank · Cessna 310P

Difficulty date
May 23, 2003
Submitted
June 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5811M
Make and model
Cessna 310P
Aircraft serial
310P0111
Engine
Cont IO470*
Part
Bellcrank
Part number
0842102201
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING A SCHEDULED PILOT TRAINING FLIGHT THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED TO UP AND LOCK. A LOUD POP/BANG WAS HEARD AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) INDICATED NO UP AND LOCKED. HOWEVER THE MAIN LANDING GEAR (MLG) WAS UP AND LOCKED. THE MAIN GEAR SYSTEM WAS RECYCLED WITH SAME RESULTS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH MLG DOWN AND LOCKED AND NLG NOT DOWN AND LOCKED AFTER INSPECTION THE BELLCRANK IDLER WAS BROKEN. IT SUSPECTED THAT FATIGUE COULD BE THE CAUSE. INSPECTION OF SUSPECTED PART FOR CRACKS.

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