Service difficulty report · Pin · Beech 76

Difficulty date
February 11, 2017
Submitted
August 8, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6635B
Make and model
Beech 76
Aircraft serial
ME245
Part
Pin
Part number
1058200171
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

AIRCRAFT NLG WOULD NOT EXTEND. ACFT PERFORMED A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE CONE, KEELS, FWD NOSE BULK HEAD AND BOTH NOSE GEAR DOORS. A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND THE RETRACTION LINKAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE DRY AND LACKING LUBRICATION WHICH ALLOWED THE PIN TO MISS THE BELL CRANK ASSEMBLY. THIS PREVENTED THE OPENING OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND THE EXTENSION OF THE NOSE GEAR DESPITE ADEQUATE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE.

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