Service difficulty report · Nut · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
March 2, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
9,444 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Part
Nut
Part number
1158100292
Condition
Stripped
Location
Mlg Actuator
Component
L/H Landing Gear · Beech · 99810057662
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS ON TRAINING FLIGHT, LANDING CONFIGURATION. WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED UP A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. GEAR SELECTED DOWN & L/H GREEN LOCK LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THREADS OF THE ACTUATOR FAILED & CAUSEDTHE ACTUATOR TO SLIP ON THE GEAR BOX SHAFT. THIS DIDNT ALLOW THE GEAR TO RETRACT BUT WAS APPARENTLY ENOUGH TO ALLOW IT TO EXTEND.(TIMES & CYCLES WILL FOLLOW)