Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
September 17, 2000
Submitted
October 19, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4464S
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft serial
TC1878
Part
Bearing
Part number
NAS5055J
Condition
Seized
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

INCIDENT INVESTIGATION AFTER LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND (BOTH NORMAL AND EMERGENCY), FOUND UPLOCK ROLLER BEARING SEIZED. WOULD NOT ROTATE. AD 72-22-01 IS NOT APPLICABLE PER SERIAL NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT. THE UPLOCK ROLLER CLEARANCE BETWEEN BEARING (NAS505-5J) AND UPLOCK BLOCK (35-815077-4) WAS FOUND TO BE INSUFFICIENT PER MM SPEC''S. THE (35-815156-4) ICE BOOT WAS FOUND TORN AND WEDGED BETWEEN THE WING SHIM AND UPLOCK ASSY WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION COMPLETED 11/99. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED TO CLOSELY FOLLOW MANUFACTURER''S INSPECTION GUIDE TO ENSURE PROPER GEAR RIGGING AND LUBRICATION. (X)

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