Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech 58

Difficulty date
October 18, 2023
Submitted
October 24, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N889FT
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1828
Aircraft time
2,345 hours
Part
Motor
Part number
583800901
Part serial
5201
Condition
Seized
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR MOTOR SEIZED IN GEAR TRANSIT AND WOULD NOT EXTEND GEAR. PREVENTED MANUAL EXTENSION BY HAND CRANK. GEAR MOTOR FILLED COCKPIT WITH SMOKE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH LANDING GEAR NOT LOCKED AND SUFFERED LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE AND PROP STRIKE. LANDING GEAR MOTOR WAS INSTALLED 04/28/2023 AND HAD ACCUMULATED 61.6 FLIGHT HOURS SINCE INSTALL. UNIT WAS OVERHAULED BY CRS# VGOR728L ON 12/02/2022 UNDER WORK ORDER # 53502.

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