Service difficulty report · Arm · Beech 58

Difficulty date
September 17, 2011
Submitted
October 14, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N41EC
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH471
Part
Arm
Part number
3582517213
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
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 GEAR ARM FAILED ON EXTENSION OF GEAR ON APPROACH. PILOT REPORTED HEARING A BANG AND COULD NOT GET A NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. AFTER A FLY BY AND ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR, IT WAS DETERMINED THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN AND LOCK, ON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ACFT INCLUDING PROPELLER STRIKES AND SUDDEN STOPPAGES OF BOTH ENGINES. ACTUAL CAUSE OF PART FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.

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