Service difficulty report · Pin · Beech 58

Difficulty date
January 13, 2015
Submitted
January 13, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1526M
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1711
Part
Pin
Part number
608100823
Condition
Sheared
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

ACFT INCURRED A LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION. DURING GEAR RETRACTION, IN-FLIGHT THE SHEAR PIN, 60-810082-3, FAILED IN THE RETRACT CONTROL ROD ASSEMBLY. THE GEAR RETRACTED AN ESTIMATED .7500 UP WHEN THE LEFT 60-810082-3 ALUMINUM SHEAR PIN SHEARED WHICH CAUSED THE GEAR TO DROP AND WAS CAUGHT BY THE INBD DOOR AS IT WAS CLOSING WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO VARIOUS COMPONENTS AND STRUCTURE AS IT TRIED TO PUSH THE GEAR UP. LANDING GEAR WAS SUCCESSFULLY EXTENDED MANUALLY AND ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE MM DOES NOT ADDRESS INSPECTION OR LUBRICATION OF THIS PIN. DISASSEMBLY OF THE CONTROL ROD ASSEMBLY IS REQUIRED TO VIEW THE PINS CONDITION. AN INSPECTION INTERVAL SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO DISASSEMBLE, INSPECT AND SERVICE THE RETRACT ROD ASSEMBLY.

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