Service difficulty report · Drag Brace · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
April 5, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
9,935 hours, 8,331 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Drag Brace
Part number
508103385
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Z
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AC WAS DISCOVERD OUTSIDE HANGER WITH THE LT MLG COLLAPSED. THE FAULT OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE LT MLG DRAG BRACE. IT WAS REPLACED RECENTLY WHEN A SIMILIAR INCIDENT OCCURED TO THE RT MLG DRAG BRACE CAUSING THE LT MLG TO COLLAPSE WHILE BEING TOWED. DAMAGE CAUSED FROM THIS INCIDENT WAS AS FOLLOWS, DAMAGE TO LT WING TIP, LT MLG DOORS, LT MLG ACTUATOR, VHF ANTENNA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND JACKED AND A LOCALLY MFG DOWNLOCK WAS INSTALLED. THE AIRCRAFT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING INSPECTED FOR OTHER DAMAGE. THIS IS ONLY A PRELIMINARY REPORT, A MORE CONCLUSIVE REPORT WILL BE ADDED WHEN FINDINGS ARE COMPLETE. (TC NR 20070409006)