SDR 97ZZZX1250

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date: March 7, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N42TD
Make and model: Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial: BB968
System (JASC): 3233 · Landing Gear Actuator
Part: Actuator
Condition: Slipping
Location: Nlg
Part time: 600 hours
Stage of operation: IN
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

ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED NEW 14 MONTHS AGO. HAD TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TWICE SI NCE INSTALLED FOR RED INSTRANSIT LIGHT STAYING ON . ON THIRD TIME, FOUND END PLAY EXCESSIVE AND SPRING TENSION TOO TIGHT, NOSE GEAR NOT UP ALL THE WAY. CONSULTED BEECH REP AND WAS TOLD PINION GEAR IS SLIPPING IN ACTUATOR. ALSO, FOUND R12ZZ BEARING BAD TO NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR DRIVE ASSY, P/N 90820014-1.