Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
June 5, 2000
Submitted
June 20, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N41TG
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft serial
TC1581
Part
Relay
Part number
6046H39B
Condition
Failed
Location
Ldg Motor
Part time
2,900 hours
Component
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
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

PILOT REPORTED LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD TRIP WHEN SELECTING GEAR DOWN. TRIED EMERG EXTENSION HANDLE AND FOUND TIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXTEND L/G GEAR WITH THE EMERG EXTENSION HANDLE AND LANDED WITHOUT PROBLEMS. WHEN MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ACFT, THEY FOUND THE LANDING GEAR TRANSMISSION BINDING. LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE IN RIG. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE L/G MOTOR DYNAMIC BRAKE RELAY NOT REVERSING THE CURRENT TO STOP MOTOR AND LANDING GEAR TRANSMISSION WHICH ALLOWED THE MOTOR TO DRIVE THE SECTOR GEAR AGAINST THE INTERNAL TRANS STOP. FOUND SECTOR GEAR BADLY DAMAGED AT ONE END. RE-INSTALLED TRANSMISSION AFTER O/H, INSTALLED NEW RELAY. RE-RIGGED GEAR PER MM. (X)

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