Service difficulty report · Pin · Beech B200

Difficulty date
April 2, 2007
Submitted
April 2, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N65TW
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB902
Aircraft time
6,551 hours, 5,940 cycles
Part
Pin
Part number
508103437
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
6,551 hours, 5,940 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR, THE PILOTS GOT A RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT IN THE HANDLE, AND THE LT DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT WAS NOT LIT UP. THE PILOTS TRIED TO EXTEND THE GEAR MANUALLY, BUT THE HANDLE WOULD NOT EXTEND THE GEAR ANY FURTHER, THE PILOTS RETRACTED THE GEAR AND THE RED LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED, THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AGAIN, STILL THE LT DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE RED LIGHT IN THE HANDLE WAS ON. THE PILOTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, WITH NO OTHER EVENTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED UP, AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS INSPECTED. THE LT MAIN DOWN LOCKING ASSY PIN WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN AND HANGING OUT OF THE LOCK HOLES, PREVENTING THE GEAR FROM FULLY EXTENDING AND RETRACTING. THE PIN WAS

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