Service difficulty report · Spring · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
June 6, 2021
Submitted
June 11, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4630N
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
C4020001
Aircraft time
29,766 hours, 17,909 cycles
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C505
Part
Spring
Part number
LE095J6
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
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

DURING APPROACH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. NO INJURIES. INSPECTION FOUND THE NOSE GEAR DOOR RETURN SPRING TO BE BROKEN, WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR DOOR RETRACT BELLCRANK TO BECOME OUT POSITION JAMMING THE NOSE GEAR DOORS CLOSED AND UNABLE TO EXTEND.

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