Service difficulty report · Cap · Beech 99

Difficulty date
December 16, 2002
Submitted
January 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft time
28,618 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Cap
Part number
4377113
Condition
Fractured
Location
Nlg Actuator
Component
Actuator · Phoenix
Component part number
993880001
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, R, J
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 SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND NO GREEN LIGHTS. CYCLED GEAR AND MAIN GEAR LIGHTS CAME ON. COULD NOT GET NOSE GEAR TO LOCK. EMERGENCY EXTENSION DID NOT GET NOSE GEAR LIGHT TO COME ON. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR NOT LOCKED. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR END CAP HAD THE END FRACTURED THROUGH 90 PERCENT.

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