Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
April 30, 2022
Submitted
May 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N699CZ
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft serial
U10
Aircraft time
35,013 hours, 43,054 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
5081033513
Part serial
CO70396
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Zone 700
Part time
631 hours, 762 cycles
Component
Drag Brace · Beech · NOTAPPLICABL
Component part number
5081033513
Stage of operation
LD
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

04/30/2022 UPON ENTERING THE UPS RAMP RH GREEN LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATOR WENT OUT AND RED MLG HANDLE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE POP OF THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER. WHILE THE PILOT WAS WRITING UP THIS DISCREPANCY THE RH DRAG BRACE COLLAPSED WITH THE ENGINES AND AIRCRAFT POWER TURNED OFF. ALL THREE (3) LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATORS ILLUMINATED NORMALLY AFTER GEAR EXTENSION ON FINAL AND REMAINED SO UNTIL EXITING THE TAXIWAY ONTO THE RAMP. N699CZ'A LANDING WAS SMOOTH INTO KMKE. FREIGHT RUNNERS EXPRESS, INC. MAINTENANCE CONTROL REQUESTED TO LEAVE N699CZ WHERE IT IS AND NOT TO MOVE IT ANY FURTHER. WHEN TESTED ON THE GROUND, ALL THREE (3) LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATORS ILLUMINATE.