Service difficulty report · Gear Chain · Beech A100

Difficulty date
September 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4TN3
Part
Gear Chain
Part number
5082001017
Condition
Separated
Location
Mlg
Part time
5,536 hours
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON SELECTING GEAR UP, IN-TRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ON. GEAR WAS THEN SELECTED DOWN AND THE MAIN GREEN LIGHTS CAME ON. THE NOSE WAS ABOUT 15 DEGREES FROM DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AFT GEAR CHAIN WAS ACCESSED BY THE FLIGHT CREW AND WITH THE AID OF MAINTENANCE, THEY RE-ATTACHED THE 2 ENDS OF THE CHAIN AND MANUALLY PULLED THE CHAIN UNTIL THE NOSE WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.

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