Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech B300B350C

Difficulty date
January 6, 2017
Submitted
January 10, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4982R
Make and model
Beech B300B350C
Aircraft serial
FL224
Aircraft time
5,505 hours, 4,215 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AIRCREW HAD AN UNSAFE DOWN INDICATION ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR (MLG). BASED ON A VISUAL CHECK BY THE CREW, THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE TOWER SAW THE SAME THING DURING A DEDICATED FLY BY. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (IP) CONDUCTED A SMOOTH LANDING BUT DURING A VERY LOW SPEED TURN OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT MLG COLLAPSED. THE TWO CREW MEMBERS WERE NOT HURT. DAMAGE TO GEAR DOORS, PROP, ENGINE, FLAPS, AND WINGLET. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED FAILED GEAR ACTUATOR CLEVIS. FAA REVIEWED RECORDS AND INTERVIEWED AFFECTED PERSONNEL WITH NO NEGATIVE FINDINGS NOTED.