Service difficulty report · Powerpack · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
December 9, 2020
Submitted
December 9, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N111SS
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FA4
Aircraft time
1,286 hours, 5,195 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Powerpack
Part number
10138800521
Part serial
138M
Condition
Faulted
Location
Hyd System
Part time
1,286 hours, 5,195 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

PILOT REPORTED AFTER TAKE OFF, THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED NORMALLY. UPON APPROACH, THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN, BUT THERE WAS NO GEAR MOVEMENT AND NO LIGHT INDICATION. PILOT INDICATED HE CHECKED THE CONTROL BREAKER AND FOUND IT POPPED. HE RESET THE BREAKER AND TRIED TO PUT GEAR DOWN WITH NO RESPONSE. PILOT THEN INITIATED QRH WITH NO RESPONSE AND THEN PUT GEAR DOWN SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION PUMP, INCLUDING 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS. AIRCRAFT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO DAMAGE OR FURTHER INCIDENT.