Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Beech 95C55

Difficulty date
January 18, 2017
Submitted
February 7, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N303QB
Make and model
Beech 95C55
Aircraft serial
TE53
Aircraft time
5,249 hours
Engine
Cont IO520C
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF2
Part
Gearbox
Part number
9581001723
Part serial
94B479
Condition
Seized
Location
Mlg
Part time
5,249 hours, 30 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT CALLED ON RADIO WITH GEAR PROBLEMS. TOLD TO CRANK GEAR WITH EMERGENCY HANDLE. UNABLE TO DO SO AND LANDED GEAR UP. AFTER LIFING AIRCRAFT AND DISCONNECTING LINKAGES TO SAFETY GEAR DOWN FOR MOBILITY, FOUND GEAR BOX JAMMED IN THE UP POSITION. DISASSEMBLED AND FOUND SEGMENT GEAR AGAINST STOP HARD ENOUGH TO DAMAGE HOUSING AT BOLT HOLE AND SEGMENT GEAR TEETH PARTIALLY SHEERED AND BINDING IN WORM GEAR. POSSIBLE GEAR SWITCH FAILURE OR RIGGING CAUSED INCORRECT TRAVEL. TIMES BASED ON MAINTENANCE LOG ENTRIES DUE TO PILOT LOG NOT AVAILABLE.

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