SDR 5APR577Y8

Service difficulty report · Motor · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
June 11, 2009
Submitted
June 11, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
5APR577Y
Atlas Aircraft Center Inc
Aircraft
N650WC
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
871
Aircraft time
634 hours, 509 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Engine time
634 hours, 509 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Motor
Part number
9603002104
Part serial
728
Condition
Shorted
Location
Hyd System
Part time
634 hours, 509 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON LANDING, MLG RETRACTION ON CLIMB OUT AFTER TAKEOFF, BUSS TIE BREAKER TRIPPED, MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT. PILOT FOLLOWED APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST, PLACED MLG BACK IN DOWN POSITION AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MX INVESTIGATED THE MALFUNCTION AND REMOVED LT WING TO FUSELAGE UPPER FAIRING TO ACCESS HYD MOTOR. MOTOR REMOVED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SHAFT WOULD NOT ROTATE. MOTOR ALSO SHORTED, THERE WAS LESS THAN ONE OHM OF RESISTANCE BETWEEN POSITIVE LEAD AND THE MOTOR CASE. COMPOSITE FAIRING WAS BURNED IN A 70 X 110 MILLIMETER DIAMETER SECTION, FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT GENERATED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CURRENT DRAW THROUGH HYD MOTOR SOFT START RESISTOR. HYD MOTOR WAS REPLACED IAW MM AND FAIRING WAS REPAIRED IAW THE SRM.