Service difficulty report · Master Link · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
December 8, 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
Master Link
Part number
131378252CL
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Nlg Chain
Component
Landing Gear · Beech
Component part number
131378252
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN THE FLT CREW EXTENDED LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING , THEY HEARD STRANGE SOUNDS AND THEY ONLY RECIEVED TWO MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS. THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT WAS NOT GREEN AND THEY HAD A RED LIGHT ON IN THE HANDLE. THEY LOOKED IN THE NACELLE MIRROR AND WERE ABLE TO TELL THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS ONLY HALF WAY EXTENDED.THE CREW DID AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE WITH NO CHANGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN THIS CONFIGURATION.ON LOOKING AT THE AIRCRAFT IN THE HANGER IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FORWARD NOSE LANDING GEAR CHAIN HAD COME APART AT THE MASTER LINK. THE LINK WAS HALF IN PLACE BUT THE CLIP WAS MISSING. WE DO NOT KNOW IF THE CLIP BROKE OR CAME OFF. THE NOSE GEAR CHAIN AND MASTER LINK WAS NEW 376.1 HOURS AGO.