Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
June 16, 2016
Submitted
June 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1531
Aircraft time
1,174 hours, 1,089 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Engine time
1,174 hours, 1,089 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Popped
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ON DEPARTURE: GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON ARRIVAL TO THE ACFT, CONTRACT MAINTENANCE RESET THE LANDING GEAR POWER CIRCUIT BREAKER, PERFORMED EXTENSION/RETRACTION TEST ON NORMAL AND EMERGENCY GEAR SYSTEMS IAW THE AMM 12-B-32-30300-00A-903B-A AND 12-B-32-30-10-00A-903A-A WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACMF AND FHDB FILED WERE DOWNLOADED AND SENT TO ENGINE MFG FOR REVIEW. NO FAULTS OR RELATED GEAR ISSUES WERE NOTED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.