Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Beech B300

Difficulty date
May 24, 2018
Submitted
June 7, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N904MC
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL44
Aircraft time
9,367 hours
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hyd System
Part time
5,223 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN WITH THE GEAR HANDLE, BUT THE GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN, AND AFTER 15 SECONDS OR SO, THE 2 AMP GEAR CONTROL BREAKER TRIPPED. A SUCCESSFUL GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED USING THE MANUAL HAND PUMP SYSTEM. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND SUCCESSFULLY RETRACTED THE GEAR, BUT GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WHEN SELECTED, BUT THE HYDRAULIC POWER-PACK WOULD RUN, BUT WOULD NOT BUILD PRESSURE TO EXTEND THE GEAR. PROBLEM WAS TROUBLESHOT TO BE A FAULTY GEAR CONTROL SOLENOID, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE SIDE OF THE POWER-PACK. ECONOMICS DICTATED REPLACING THE ENTIRE HYDRAULIC POWER-PACK. SUCCESSFUL GEAR OPERATION WAS OBSERVED AFTER REPLACEMENT.

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