Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech A36

Difficulty date
March 12, 2001
Submitted
April 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N497EB
Make and model
Beech A36
Aircraft serial
E3296
Engine
Cont IO550*
Part
Motor
Part number
95810017
Part serial
11899
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
93 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

PERFORMED NORMAL RETRACTION ON LANDING GEAR. GEAR RUN UP WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE LANDING GEAR ACTURATOR WAS JAMMED IN THE UP POSITION AND THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR FAILED. ACTUATOR REQUIRED SEVERAL POUNDS OF FORCE TO HAND CRANK THE GEAR DOWN. SAFETY SWITCHES, AND DYNAMIC BRAKE RELAY WERE PREVIOUSLY FOUND TO BE RIGGED AND WORKING CORRECTLY.

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