Service difficulty report · Motor · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
June 5, 2009
Submitted
June 5, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N666GT
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
573
Aircraft time
4,039 hours, 2,200 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
9603002104
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg
Part time
4,039 hours, 2,200 cycles
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

ON TAKE-OFF, MLG FAILED TO FULLY RETRACT. WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE "DOWN" POSITION, NLG DID NOT SHOW GREEN. CREW PERFORMED ALTERNATE EXTENSION PROCEDURE WITH HAND PUMP AND ALL 3 GEAR SHOWED "DOWN AND LOCKED". ACFT LANDED WITHOUT PROBLEMS. MX PUT ACFT ON JACKS & SWUNG MLG, PERFORMED FAULT ISOLATION PROCEDURE AMM 12-A-29-00-00A-420A-A. FOUND MLG SYSTEM'S HYD POWER-PACK MOTOR INOPERATIVE. VOLTAGE TO MOTOR VERIFIED AS PRESENT & CORRECT, AS WAS GROUND PATH. EXAMINED MOTOR & FOUND THE MOTOR WOULD OPERATE WHEN LIGHTLY TAPPED ON SIDE OF HOUSING. MOTOR ROUTED TO MFG FOR TESTING & OVERHAUL, A REQUEST WILL BE MADE FOR A FAILURE ANALYSIS.