Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
June 23, 2024
Submitted
June 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
2270
Aircraft time
1,170 hours, 1,073 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Engine time
1,170 hours, 1,073 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Stuck
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KBVU ON A FLIGHT TO KRNO, THE CREW REPORTED "NOSE GEAR STUCK DN, GEAR ACTUATTOR CNTRL, AMBER CAS." THE CREW DECIDED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LAND AT KHND, AND DID SO SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS RESET THE GEAR ACTUATOR CONTROL CAUTION CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 12-B-32-30-00-00A-903B-A. THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 12-B-32-10-00A-903A-A. ALL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.