Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech B200

Difficulty date
October 23, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
6,348 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Motor
Part number
571302
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
6,671 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. GEAR SYS 2 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER FOUND TRIPPED. CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS NOT ATTEMPTED TO RESET. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE FOR MAINTENANCE TO TROUBLESHOOT. ACFT JACKED. CIRCUIT BREAKER PUSHED IN, LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FUNCTION CHECKED AND INSPECTED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND A LOOSE GROUND WIRE ON THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR. AFTER CONSULTING BEECH DEALER CUSTOMER SUPPORT, MOTOR REMOVED FROM POWERPACK-END CAP REMOVED. GROUNDING SCREW AND TERMINAL END OF WIRE HAD CORROSION AND BURN MARKS. GROUNDING SCREW REPLACED, TERMINAL END DRESSED, SYSTEM RE-INSTALLED. LANDING GEAR RIGGING CHECKED AND ADJUSTED IAW MM. LANDING GEAR FUNCTION CHECKED, SWUNG NUMEROUS TIMES AND FOUND SERVICEABLE.

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