Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
May 6, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
8,344 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Actuator
Part number
9981005765
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED AFTER HAVING OTHER GEAR PROBLEMS. WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED UP INFLIGHT THE GEAR MOVED 1/4 OF THE WAY BEFORE THE CLUTCH IN THE GEARBOX BEGAN SLIPPING & CONTINUED TO SLIP UNTIL CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED SUSPECTED MOTOR & CIRCUIT BREAKER BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW THAT THE CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING, AFTER REPLACING THE MOTOR & CB, GEAR REPEATED SAME PROBLEM. ON 2ND ATTEMPT, NOTED GEARBOX CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING DURING RETRACTION IN FLIGHT. DECIDED TO REPLACE GEARBOX. WITH GEARBOX DISCONNECTED IT WAS NOTED THAT RT GEAR ACTUATOR WAS HARDER TO TURN THAN NORMAL IT ALSO HAD A DRY SOUNDING BACKLASH NOISE COMING FROM INPUT GEAR WHEN TORQUE TUBE IS ROCKED BACK AND FORTH.