Service difficulty report · Rod · Beech 95C55

Difficulty date
March 28, 2024
Submitted
April 8, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7885C
Make and model
Beech 95C55
Aircraft serial
TE72
Aircraft time
9,622 hours
Engine
Cont IO520CB
Engine time
1,402 hours
Propeller
Mtprop MTV14D
Part
Rod
Part number
3581512512
Condition
Bent
Location
Mlg
Part time
9,622 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

INSPECTED GEAR COLLAPSE ON BARON N7885C JACKED AIRCRAFT. POWER ON. GEAR GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GEAR DOORS DAMAGED. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO WING SPARS. WINGS ARE STRAIGHT, NO BROKEN OR CRACKED RIBS. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON FIREWALL OR IN OR AROUND LANDING GEAR HOUSING. FLAPS AND AILERONS DAMAGED. LEFT FLAP TRACK PULLED OUT FROM ATTACH BRACKETS. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO SPAR AT FLAP TRACK ATTACH BRACKETS. MINOR SKIN DAMAGE LEFT WING TIP LOWER SIDE. INSPECTED GEAR BOX. BOTH LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR RODS TWISTED- DUE TO GEAR COLLAPSE. WITH GEAR DOWN AND GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED, NEITHER MAIN GEAR LOCKED IN DOWN POSITION DUE TO RODS BEING TWISTED. NO EXCESSIVE PLAY IN GEAR ATTACH MOUNTING OR LINKAGES. SLIGHT DEFORMITY OF LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AND LONGERON AIRCRAFT LEFT LOWER SIDE AFT OF TRAILING EDGE WING ATTACH POINT CAUSED BY HOISTING AIRCRAFT WITH STRAPS AND CRANE. PICTURES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. NO BROKEN LINKAGES, NO EXCESSIVE PLAY, INDICATION ACCURATE, SUSPECT LOW SPRING TENSION ON OVER-CENTER DOWN LOCK.

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