Service difficulty report · Universal Joint · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
April 22, 2005
Submitted
May 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431R
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft serial
B71
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Universal Joint
Part number
12269
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Wing Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON DEPARTURE, CREW NOTICED LANDING GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW FOLLOWING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE RT MLG DOWN AND LOCKED DID NOT INDICATE. FLIGHT CREW USED EMERGENCY EXTENSION AND STILL HAD NO RT MLG DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED. UPON INSP OF LANDING GEAR SYSTEM, IT WAS FOUND THAT RT MLG JOINT, UNIVERSAL HAD INTERNALLY FAILED, CAUSING THE RT MLG NOT TO RESPOND BY LANDING GEAR HANDLE OR EMERGENCY EXTENSION. (K)