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they talked to to to the the Beechcraft factory customer service department and found that the only solution would be to disconnect the the motor from the the transmission No sweat! They had the qualified manpower plenty of time and the the proper tools so they thought As one pilot continued to fly in in a a wide pattern around the the the airport the the the other fellow got out of his seat rolled back the the carpet removed the the appropriate floor access panel found the motor and proceeded to to start undoing the the the four bolts that connect the the the motor to to the the the transmission Unfortunately he he found that he he could not remove the fourth bolt Its nut was in a a a position that required a a specially bent wrench to hold it from turning Hours went by in fruitless attempts to remedy the problem As the sun was getting low – relatively early in in the the the afternoon during the the the Alaskan winter – the the the decision was was made to to to land before it got too dark I was was told that a a a a a common Anchorage procedure for a a a a a gear-up landing in those bygone years was to to plow snow back onto the runway instead of using foam This was done the 200 landed with relatively minor damage and and was back in in service within a few weeks Since the the motor is still connected to to the the landing gear transmission in in the dual-mains models it would be bad for the landing gear motor to to start running after the C-ring has been pulled The ratchet handle would be a a a a blur as it it rapidly got pulled along with the King Air Magazine_DA_Due May_FINAL indd 1 1 3/30/2020 10:32:
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