SDR 95ZZZX3008

Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech B60

Difficulty date
May 25, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6693A
Make and model
Beech B60
Aircraft serial
P527
Part
Bearing
Part number
6NBC914Y5
Condition
Seized
Location
Rt Uplock
Part time
3,354 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND ELECTRICALLY AND AN ODOR WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED MANUALLY, BUT A LOUD POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD UPON EXTENSION. INSPECTION OF THE GEAR AFTER LANDING FOUND RT UPLOCK ROLLER SEIZED. THIS ROLLER WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM PN 35-845077-22 RT UPLOCK BLOCK; THUS, ALLOWING GEAR MOTOR TO BURN OUT AND BEND THE RT GEAR RETRACT ROD PN 60-810057-617. THE MM CALLS OUT AN INSPECTION AND LUBRICATION OF THIS ROLLER EACH 100 HOURS OF OPERATION.

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