Service difficulty report · Fitting · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
February 19, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
17,773 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Fitting
Part number
ADI79990038
Condition
Broken
Location
Actuator
Part time
9,788 hours
Component
Actuator
Component part number
ADI79990033
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT COLLAPSED ON GROUND AFTER RT MLG FOLDED UP. NO WITTNESSES AS THE ACFT COLLAPSED ON THE RAMP SOMETIME DURING THE NIGHT WITH NO ONE AROUND. MAINTENANCE JACKED ACFT UP AND SUPPORTED IT ON JACKS. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RT ACTUATOR CLEVIS FITTING HAD BROKEN UNDER LOAD. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE ACTUATOR LOOSING PRESSURE. THE GEAR SYS IS ADESIGN STC INSTALLATION.