Service difficulty report · Link · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
March 17, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
890 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Link
Part number
1018102051
Condition
Bent
Location
Mlg Door Act
Part time
1,590 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ON A PRE-FLIGHT INSP THE LT OTBD LINK ASSY DOOR ACTUATOR WAS FOUND BENT AND THE DOOR ACTUATOR ROLLER WAS FOUND DAMAGED. MANUAL RETRACTION TEST WERE CARRIED OUT AFTER THE DAMAGED PARTS WERE REPLACED AND NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE BRACKET WAS FROM THE LANDING GEAR WHEN RETRACTED. REASON FOR THE DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. UNSURE, A ROCK MAY HAVE BEEN RESTING IN AREA (SPIT UP BY A TIRE) WHICH WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED DAMAGED THE ASSY.