Service difficulty report · Nut · Beech 99

Difficulty date
August 11, 2009
Submitted
October 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991AK
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U28
Part
Nut
Part number
1158200757
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Actuator
Part time
797 cycles
Component
Actuator
Component part number
1158200465
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE NUT ASSY SEEMS TO HAVE SHEARED WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED. POSSIBLE OVERTRAVEL IN UP DIRECTION IS SUSPECTED. POSSIBLE FAILURE OF MOTOR CONTROLLER. WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN NOTHING HAPPENED. MAIN GEAR ONLY WAS EXTENDED MANUALLY AFTER MUCH EFFORT BECAUSE GEAR SEEMED TO BE JAMMED UP. 60 AMP BREAKER UNDER FLOOR FOR GEAR MOTOR WAS FOUND POPPED AFTER LANDING. (K)

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