Service difficulty report · Bracket · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
March 4, 2005
Submitted
March 28, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N484CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK334
Aircraft time
3,080 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15*
Part
Bracket
Part number
460337
Condition
Broken
Location
Actuator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION FOLLOWING DEPARTURE. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. OBTAINED DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ON ALL 3 LANDING GEAR AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. UPON JACKING AC FOR INVESTIGATION NOTED LT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACH BRACKET BROKEN AND DISTORTED AT LT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. ACTUATOR ATTACH HARDWARE STILL SECURE AND SAFTIED IN BROKEN PORTION. THIS SN AC WAS NOTED AS BEING AFFECTED BY MFG. CUSTOMER SL BJ-CSL-1004R1 ISSUED 11/01/2002. BJ-CSL-1004R1 REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ALL PN 46033-7, LT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR BRACKETS ON AFFECTED AC DUE TO INCORRECT HEAT TREATMENT AND CHAMFERING.

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