Service difficulty report · Clamp · Beech 58

Difficulty date
October 22, 2013
Submitted
March 7, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5080N
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH2350
Part
Clamp
Part number
AN737TW
Condition
Loose
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON ENTERING PATTERN AND MOVING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN TO THE EXTENDED POSITION, PILOT NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. PULLED THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDING GEAR RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND EXTENDED LANDING GEAR UTILIZING THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION HANDLE. OBSERVED A 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION, NOTIFIED THE TOWER OF THE SMOKE AND LANDED NORMALLY. EXAMINATION AT MFG REVEALED THAT STAINLESS STEEL HOSE CLAMP, WHICH NORMALLY HOLDS A FLEXIBLE HEATING HOSE TO THE COMPOSITE HEATING DUCT IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE LANDING GEAR RELAY, WAS NOT INSTALLED. THE HOSE CLAMP WAS FOUND RESTING ON THE OTBD CONTACT OF THE LANDING GEAR RELAY AND AGAINST THE AIRFRAME STRUCTURE. THIS ARCING FORMED A WEAK WELD BETWEEN THE 2 COMPONENTS. MFG MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE LANDING GEAR RELAY AND LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR MOTOR WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. REF MFG DWGS: IPC 58-590000-19, REV R, CHAPTER 21-20-00, 102-364001, ELECTRICAL EQUIP INSTALLATION-FUSELAGE, 95-810017, ACTUATOR ASSY, RETRACT, LANDING GEAR, 102-530022, COVER INSTALLATION-FRONT SPAR CARRY THRU, 58-550034, DUCT INSTALLATION HEAT AND VENT.

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