What was found
AIRCRAFT GEAR STARTED TO DROP DURING FLIGHT. FOUND TWO AN CROSS FITTINGS CRACKED. THESE ARE MOUNTED AT THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK UNDER THE PEDESTAL IN THE COCKPIT. REPLACED FITTINGS AND ELBOWS WITH NEW.
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2003
- Submitted
- July 18, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N600M
- Make and model
- Beech D18S
- Aircraft serial
- A820
- Aircraft time
- 2,185 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2913 · Hydraulic Pump (Electric/Engine), Main
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- AN9181D
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Hyd Power Pack
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.