Service difficulty report · Rod · Beech 58

Difficulty date
March 15, 2006
Submitted
March 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33DK
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH372
Aircraft time
13,265 hours, 13,265 cycles
Part
Rod
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 INTO BDL PILOT HAD NO GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION, TRIED TO HAND CRANK NO HELP. TRIED RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKER THEN GEAR MOVED AND DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT CAME ON. LANDED, NO PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND GEAR EXTEND/RETRACT RODS LEFT AND RIGHT BENT AND RIGHT ROD BROKEN IN HALF. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

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