Service difficulty report · Clevis · Beech 65

Difficulty date
September 13, 2019
Submitted
September 20, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5078G
Make and model
Beech 65
Aircraft serial
LF8
Aircraft time
14,036 hours
Part
Clevis
Part number
50810045
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Actuator
Part time
1 hours, 3,344 cycles
Component
Actuator · Beech
Component part number
508201441
Stage of operation
CL
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

INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN CLEVIS ON THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR. DURING THE GEAR CYCLE, THE BROKEN END OF THE ACTUATOR ROTATED DOWN WHILE THE NOSE GEAR SWUNG FREELY. UPON GEAR EXTENSION, THE END OF THE ACTUATOR WEDGED AGAINST A BULKHEAD WITHIN THE GEAR WELL RESTRICTING THE DEPLOYMENT OF ALL OTHER GEAR ACTUATORS. IT WAS FURTHER DETERMINED THE LOCATION OF THE CLEVIS BREAK WAS LOCATED INTERNALLY TO THE ACTUATOR SHAFT AND WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN VISIBLE DURING NORMAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES.

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