Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
August 30, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
18,438 hours, 14,451 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Bearing
Part number
B66
Condition
Failed
Location
Chain Sprocket
Component
Chain Sprocket · Raythn
Component part number
508200702
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN MLG EXTENDED ON ARRIVAL, GEAR CAME OUT OF WW & STOPPED. CREW EXTENDED MLG WITH THE EMERGENCY EXTENTION SYSTEM. CREW FOUND IT VERY HARD TO MOVE HANDLE FOR 1ST FEW STROKES. WERE ABLE TO KEEP GOING UNTIL 3 GREEN LIGHTS. LANDED A/C NORMALLY. A/C PUT ON JACKS & 60 AMP C/B UNDER FLOOR FOUND BLOWN. C/B RESET & GEAR SELECTED UP. GEAR WENT UP NORMALLY. GEAR SELECTED DOWN & GEAR MOVED SAME AMOUNT & STOPPED. MLG MOTOR STILL TRYING TO MOVE GEAR, BUT FRICTION CLUTCH IN GEARBOX SLIPPING. NLG CHAIN REMOVED IN ABLE TO SPLIT UP SYS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. MLG FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. NLG SYSTEM TALKEN APART & A BEARING IN 1 OF CHAIN SPROCKETS FOUND FAILED. A NEW SPROCKET & BEARING INSTALLED & MLG FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.