Service difficulty report · Clamp · Beech B36TC

Difficulty date
June 23, 2003
Submitted
July 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N842BE
Make and model
Beech B36TC
Aircraft serial
EA432
Engine
Cont TSIO520UB
Part
Clamp
Part number
AN737TW7491
Condition
Damaged
Location
Gear Relay
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

OWNER REPORTED, UNABLE TO ACHIEVE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK ON APPROACH TO LANDING. GEARS WERE MANUALLY EXTENDED IAW POH EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION BY TECH REVEALED A HEAT DUCT CLAMP (UNDER CO-PILOT SEAT) OF THE PN AN737TW7491 HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED IN PLACE OF THE CORRECT PN AN737TW56-66 CLAMP. THE LARGER CLAMP, WHEN TIGHTENED LEFT A PIG-TAIL WHICH CAUGHT ON THE RIGHT INBOARD GEAR DOOR ROD/BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY, FORCING IT OFF OF THE DUCT AND FALLING ONTO THE LANDING GEAR RELAY PN SM50D7 ADJACENT TO THE DUCT. THE CLAMP SHORTED THE GEAR RELAY, RENDERING THE GEAR INOPERATIVE IN NORMAL MODE.

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