Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
November 22, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
3,242 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
5082017933
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Door
Part time
3,322 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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) DURING UNSCHEDULED NLG MAINTENANCE, IT WAS FOUND DURING LANDING RETRACTION AND EXTENSION TEST, THAT THE LT NLG DOOR WAS FOUND NOT FAIRING TIGHT TO THE FUSELAGE. ON INSPECTION, THE MIDDLE FITTING ASSY RE-INFORCING ATTACHMENT PLATE, WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE FITTING ATTACH HOLE OUTWARDS THROUGH THE INSIDE DOOR SKIN APPROXIMATELY 2". NLG GEAR DOOR 50-820179-33, REMOVED, PATCHED AND RE-INSTALLED.