Service difficulty report · Shaft · Beech 65A80

Difficulty date
May 16, 2008
Submitted
July 7, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6AQ
Make and model
Beech 65A80
Aircraft serial
LD214
Engine
Lyc IGSO540B1A
Part
Shaft
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nlg Actuator
Part time
4,434 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT DEPLOY ON APPROACH TO LANDING. AFTER NLG REMOVAL, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NLG ACTUATOR DRIVE SHAFT PN 50820218 INTERNAL SPLINE WAS WORN AND SHEARED. LUBE POINTS ON DRIVE SHAFT TO LUBE SPLINES TO REDUCE WEAR. (K)

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