Service difficulty report · Leg Assy · Beech V35B

Difficulty date
January 14, 2002
Submitted
January 24, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N17814
Make and model
Beech V35B
Aircraft serial
D10144
Engine
Cont IO520*
Part
Leg Assy
Part number
35815129
Condition
Frozen
Location
Rt Main Gear
Part time
5,942 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

FOUND LEG ASSEMBLY FAULITY. A FALSE INDICATION OF A LOCK OUT MAY BE INDICATED DUE TO A PARTALY FROZEN/BUSHING AND BOLT. EVEN THOUGH THE SERK FITTING RECIEVED GREASE, AND EXPELLED IT FROM THE SIDES OF THE BUSHING. THE FULL EXTENTION OF THE DOWN LOCK WAS COMPROMISED, CORRECT SPRING PRESSURES WERE INDICATED DURING RIGGING, AND 3 GREEN LIGHT INDICATED, BUT THE LEG ASSEMBLY WOULD BIND, CAUSING THE UP LOCK TO DISENGAGE AT THE FIRST INDICATION OF SIDE LOAD (CROSS WIND LANDING).

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