What was found
PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK HOOK BROKEN. THE PART WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- March 1, 2019
- Submitted
- March 7, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N402VN
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- C4020488
- Aircraft time
- 34,643 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Uplock Hook
- Part number
- 574122216
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.