SDR NMO192

Service difficulty report · Hose · Cessna T210L

Difficulty date
September 12, 2001
Submitted
September 12, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6721M
Make and model
Cessna T210L
Aircraft serial
21061137
Aircraft time
3,000 hours
Part
Hose
Part number
S217830144
Part serial
NA
Condition
Failed
Location
Nose Gear
Part time
3,000 hours
Component
N/A
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING LANDING, NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED, BUT MAIN GEAR DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. PILOT TRIED TO LOCK MAIN GEAR USING HAND HYDRAULIC PUMP WITH NO SUCCESS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH LOCKED NOSE GEAR AND COLLAPSED MAIN GEAR. SUFFERED DAMAGE TO REAR OF FUSELAGE, LEFT ELEVATOR, AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. INVESTIGATION FOUND FAILED NOSE GEAR HYDRAULIC FLEX LINE. THE FAILURE OF THIS LINE ALLOWED EXHAUSTION OF LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC FLUID AFTER THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED, PREVENTING THE MAIN GEAR FROM LOCKING INTO PLACE.CONDITIONAL PART FAILURE. NO HISTORY NOTED IN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS ASSOCIATED WITH NOSE GEAR HYDRAULIC HOSE REPLACEMENT SINCE 1976.

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