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FAA incident report · Beech C-50 · Guam, Guam · December 8, 1998

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Date
December 8, 1998 · 09:15 local
Place
Guam, Guam
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PIVA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N711FM
Reported as
Beech C50
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total900 in this make and model190 in the last 90 days
N711FMRegistration cancelled Feb 12, 2004 · Beech C-50S/N CH-137 · Built 1956Airframe modelBeech C-50Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The failure of the gear to extend was attributed to the left main landing gear drag brace assembly and shock absorber. The parts were examined by the manufacturer, messier services. Investigation revealed that the link, pn 200918217 had heavy corrosion pitting in the bushing bores. The chock absorber had corrosion on the piston pn 200920630 on the outside diameter and adjacent to the spherical bearing bore around 360 degrees.

As the FAA filed it

THE FAILURE OF THE GEAR TO EXTEND WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DRAG BRACE ASSEMBLY AND SHOCK ABSORBER. THE PARTS WERE EXAMINED BY THE MANUFACTURER, MESSIER SERVICES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LINK, PN 200918217 HAD HEAVY CORROSION PITTING IN THE BUSHING BORES. THE CHOCK ABSORBER HAD CORROSION ON THE PISTON PN 200920630 ON THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER AND ADJACENT TO THE SPHERICAL BEARING BORE AROUND 360 DEGREES.