Service difficulty report · Universal Joint · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
August 17, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
24,529 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Universal Joint
Part number
12269
Condition
Failed
Location
Torque Shaft
Component
Torque Shaft
Component part number
9981001060
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) RIGHT MLG FAILED TO RETRACT FULLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE GEAR UNSAFE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED AGAIN BUT THE RT STILL REMAINED PARTIALLY RETRACTED AND UNLOCKED. THE ACFT WAS LANDED ON THE LOCKED LT MAIN AND NOSE GEARS. UPON LANDING THE RT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE RT MLG TORQUE SHAFT WAS INSPECTED AND THE INBD UNIVERSAL JOINT WAS FOUND FAILED.