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SDR CA080211018

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Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech 100BEECH

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Difficulty date
February 6, 2008
Submitted
February 15, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
15,915 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
System (JASC)
3233 · Landing Gear Actuator
Part
Actuator
Part number
508202085
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
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

(CAN) DURING DESCENT INTO INTENDED AIRPORT THE NLG INDICATOR INTRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT WERE GREEN. A FLY-BY WAS CARRIED OUT WITH GROUND MAINT VERIFYING THAT THE NLG WAS INDEED ONLY HALF WAY DOWN WITH MAINS FULLY DOWN. AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION WAS ATTEMPTED AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE NLG. THE CREW DECLARED AND EMERGENCY. A LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT WITH ENGINES SHUTDOWN AND PROPS FEATHERED. THE AC WAS LANDED WITH A TOTAL NLG COLLAPSE. THE AC WAS REMOVED FROM RUNWAY. (TC NR 20080211018)