Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 3, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N749TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK149
Aircraft time
4,844 hours, 3,651 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
1288200281
Part serial
940A97
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
Nlg
Part time
4,844 hours, 3,651 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLT AT FL 260 AT 300 KTS, NLG DROPPED OUT OF WW. CREW SLOWED A/C TO BELOW 200 KTS AND REQUESTED A LOWER ALT. L/G WAS CYCLED UP AND ALL GEAR REMAINED RETRACTED. A/C WAS LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. GEAR WAS INSPECTED FOLLOWING LANDING AND A GEAR DOOR FOUND TO BE TWISTED. MX REMOVED, RESEALED AND REINSTALLED NLG STRUT ASSY. UPLOCK RIGGING WAS CHECKED AND L/G LUBRICATED. PHASE I AND II INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLETED FOR A NLG AFTER OVERSPEED EXTENSION. NO FAULTS FOUND. NLG AFT DOOR ADJUSTED AND SEVERAL WORKING RIVETS REPLACED. 5 CYCLES OF L/G COMPLETED WITH NO NOTED DISCREPANCIES. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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