Service difficulty report · Rod End · Beech C45H

Difficulty date
March 30, 2000
Submitted
May 1, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404CK
Make and model
Beech C45H
Aircraft serial
AF297
Part
Rod End
Part number
7142
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Part time
24,914 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT, GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. THE BREAKER WAS RESET, THE GEAR EXTENDED AND NORMAL LANDING EXECUTED. LEFT MAIN GEAR DOORS CLOSED PRIOR TO FULL RETRACTION STOPPING THE GEAR AND TRIPPING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. REPLACED TWO INBOARD GEAR DOOR SPRINGS, TWO ACTUATING LINKAGE ROD ENDS, ONE FORK AND ONE EYE BOLT WITH NEW. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED ENTIRE LEFT GEAR DOOR ACTUATING SYSTEM. RIGGING AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LANDING GEAR RETRACT AND EXTEND SYSTEM ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORILY IAW VOLPAR D-110 MM. (X)

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