Service difficulty report · Arm · Beech 95

Difficulty date
May 3, 2001
Submitted
July 2, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2765Y
Make and model
Beech 95
Aircraft serial
TD136
Part
Arm
Part number
35825174
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
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

UPON LANDING ROLL-OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE CRACK ON THE SPLINE PORTION OF ARM CAUSED THE ARM TO FLEX AND OPEN CAUSING MATING GEARS TO SEPARATE AND THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. PROBABLE CAUSE IS FATIGUE. REOCCURRING INSPECTIONS ARE RECOMMENDED.

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