Service difficulty report · Retaining Ring · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
October 19, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
8,140 hours, 8,331 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Retaining Ring
Part number
MS166551031
Condition
Missing
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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) AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH AND SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN. LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. THE FLIGHT CREW THEN SELECTED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM. THE LANDING GEAR LOCKED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RETAINING RING INSTALLED IN THE SHAFT COUPLER MISSING. THIS CAUSED THE COUPLER TO SLIDE TO THE MOTOR SIDE OF THE SPLINED SHAFT, WHICH CAUSED THE MOTOR TO DISENGAGE FROM THE PUMP.