Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
December 19, 2012
Submitted
December 20, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5519A
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1337
Aircraft time
22,227 hours
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Engine time
2,399 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF1
Part
Actuator
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
480 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

WHILE THE ACFT WAS ON THE BASE LEG FOR LANDING, STUDENT PILOT PUT DOWN LANDING GEAR AND A BURNING ODOR STARTED TO APPEAR. PILOT INFORMED THE TOWER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDED THE ACFT WITH NO DAMAGE AND NO PERSONAL INJURY. AFTER INSPECTING THE ACFT FOR POSSIBLE SMOKE SOURCES IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED FOR THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR MOTOR. MLG ACTUATOR MOTOR WAS INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE SMOKE CAME FROM THE MOTOR. Y REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR.

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