Service difficulty report · Downlock Hook · Beech C99

Difficulty date
October 21, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft time
21,534 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A36
Part
Downlock Hook
Part number
508103385
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg
Component
Mlg · Beech · 1018101091
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING. NOSE AND RT MAIN INDICATED LOCKED DOWN. LT MAIN EXTENDED BUT DID NOT INDICATE A LOCKED POSITION. ON TOUCHDOWN LT MAIN COLLAPSED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR AND DRAG BRACE ASSY REVEALED THE DRAG BRACE DOWNLOCK HOOK FAILED. THIS HOOK HOLDS THE DRAG BRACE IN THE LOCKED DOWN POSITION AND ALSO ACUATES THE DOWN POSTION MICROSWITCH FOR THE COCKPIT INDICATION AND TERMINATES THE HYD MOTOR AND PUMP OPERATION.

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