Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Beech 76

Difficulty date
May 11, 2016
Submitted
May 11, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N66272
Make and model
Beech 76
Aircraft serial
ME216
Aircraft time
8,755 hours
Part
Hydraulic System
Part number
HYH5001
Part serial
AH4175
Condition
Inactive
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC POWER PACK DID NOT OPERATE DURING THE 4TH GEAR EXTENSION OF THE TRAINING FLIGHT. THE EMERGENCY GEAR PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY AND THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. THE ACFT WAS JACKED AND THE ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC POWER PACK DID NOT OPERATE. THE ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC POWER PACK ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS DID HAVE THE PROPER VOLTAGE FOR OPERATION. THE MOTOR WAS DISASSEMBLED FOR VISUAL INSPECTION. SIGNIFICANT BRUSH WEAR WAS FOUND, ONLY .1875" REMAINED. THE USED BRUSH MATERIAL CAUSED BOTH BRUSHES TO HANG IN THEIR HOLDERS. THE COMMUTATOR SEGMENTS WERE VERY CONTAMINATED WITH BRUSH MATERIAL. THE AVERAGE LANDING CYCLES IAW HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME OF THE ACFT IS FOUR. WE ESTIMATE THAT THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC POWER PACK HAD ABOUT 3800 CYCLES SINCE O/H.

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