Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
November 29, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
9,197 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Bearing
Part number
B543DD
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Component
Mlg Actuator · Beech · 99B1057651
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ON FINAL LEG OF DAY, PILOTS RPT THAT WHEN LDG GEAR SELECTED UP, INTRANSIT LIGHT NEVER EXTINGUISHED. VISUAL CHECK CONFIRMED THAT LDG GEAR INDEED RETRACTED. LDG GEAR EXTENDED AS USUAL&SAFELDG MADE. AT HOME BASE, MAINT PERSONNEL PERFORMED RETRACTION TEST&DISCOVERED RIGHT MLG NOT RETRACTING HIGH ENOUGH TO CONTACT UPLOCK SWITCH. FURTHER INVEST. REVEALED OUTER RACE OF ONE SUPPORT BEARING BROKEN APART&FALLING OUT. BEARING REPL, LDG GEAR CYCLED&A/C RT-SRV. A/C IS NEW TO WALSTEN AIR SERVICE IN AUG 2000. LOG ENTRIES SHOW ACTUATOR REPL IN MAY 2000 BT NO MENTION OF BEARING REPL. SHIMS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INST