Service difficulty report · Rod · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
September 20, 2008
Submitted
December 2, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6431X
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1005
Part
Rod
Part number
368200119
Condition
Bent
Location
Nose Gear
Part time
2,333 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

ON LANDING, PILOT OBSERVED THREE GREEN LIGHTS. ON TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL OUT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED INTO NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL. UPON INVESTIGATION GEAR TRANSMISSION WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. NOSE GEAR ROD END BENT FWD SIDE OF AFT RETRACT ROD. NOSE GEAR ROD END CAN BE ACCESSED IN WHEEL WELL AFT RT SIDE ATTACHED TO KEEL UNDER SHIELD. THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO LOOK AT HARD LANDINGS AND DURING ANNUAL INSPECTIONS. PILOT INTERVIEWED AND SAID HE DID NOT HAVE HARD LANDING OR PORPOISE ACFT. PN OF ROD IS 36-820011-9, PN FOR ROD END IS ANDE5-323. (K)

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