Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech B200

Difficulty date
July 27, 2000
Submitted
August 28, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N152C
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1132
Part
Motor
Part number
1153800025
Part serial
1008
Condition
Failed
Location
Center Fuselage
Part time
305 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AGC, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, UPON RETRACTION, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED GEAR OPERATION SOUNDED SLUGGISH. APPROX HALF WAY UP ON RETRACTION, THE GEAR STOPPED FOR A SECOND OR SO, THEN CONTINUED TO RETRACT. PILOTS NOTICED A RED LIGHT IN THE GEAR HANDLE. CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN, GOT 3 GREEN LIGHTS AND LANDED ACFT BACK AT AGC. AFTER JACKING ACFT IN HANGAR, RETRACTED GEAR 24 TIMES WITHOUT FAILURE. REPLACED GEAR MOTOR. THERE WAS A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN THE SPEED OF THE NEW GEAR MOTOR. NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL BINDING IN SYSTEM. FAILED MOTOR WAS O/H. (X)

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