Service difficulty report · Spring · Beech B60

Difficulty date
November 23, 2007
Submitted
November 23, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N408FA
Make and model
Beech B60
Aircraft serial
P434
Aircraft time
1,520 hours
Part
Spring
Part number
608100961
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Mlg Downlock
Component
Downlock · Beech
Component part number
608100895
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THIS AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A BENT /DAMAGED RT MAIN GEAR RETRACT ROD ASSEMBLY P/N 60-810057-617. A CURRENT OVERLOAD OF THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT. THE RT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. THE EMERGENCY GEAR FAILED TO ALSO EXTEND THE RETRACTED MAIN. AC WAS FORCED TO LAND GEAR UP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED TORSION SPRING (IN QUESTIONABLE CONDITION) ON THE RT MAIN DOWN-LOCK CABLE (JURY STRUT). INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THIS SPRING RESULTED IN THE RT DOWN LOCK CABLE MOVING INTO AND ENTANGLING WITH THE DRAG BRACE KNEE JOINT AND UPLOCK DOWNLOCK PIVOT POINT DURING RETRACTION. HOWEVER- IT HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN BY FAA INSPECTORS, THAT THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THIS SPRING CAUSED OR IN ANYWAY CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE OF THE RT MAIN GEAR SYSTEM.

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