Service difficulty report · Bracket · Beech A100

Difficulty date
February 23, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
17,091 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Bracket
Part number
998100751
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Mlg Gearbox
Component
Landing Gear Gr · Beech · 115811020675
Stage of operation
IN
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

(CAN) BEECH SERVICE INSTRUCTION 0464-213 PROVIDES FOR IMPROVED SWITCHES ON THE LANDING GEAR GEARBOX. THE GEARBOX IN QUESTION HAS THE NEW SWITCHES BUT ONE SWITCH WOULD DEFLECT IN ITS BRACKET AND MAKE CONTACT LATE WHEN ACTUATED BY A CAM. A NEW KIT WAS ORDERED AND A NEW SWITCH AND BRACKET WAS INSTALLED. IT APPEARS THE BRACKET MAY HAVE BEEN THE WRONG ONE AS INDICATED IN THE DRAWINGS IN THE KIT. HOWEVER THE BRACKET IN QUESTION APPEARS ON GEARBOXES OF OTHER AIRCRAFT WITHOUT CAUSING THE GEAR INDICATION PROBLEM THIS ONE HAS.

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