Service difficulty report · Wheel · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
October 20, 2012
Submitted
October 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N884AL
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760721
Aircraft time
2,704 hours
Part
Wheel
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Nlg
Part time
2,704 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

DURING MORNING TEST FLIGHT, LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR THE SYS WAS "BLOWN DOWN". BLOW DOWN FAILED AND THE NR 2 HYD SYS FAILED. ABLE TO PULL NOSE GEAR INTO POSITION. THREE GREEN GEAR LIGHTS, GEAR WAS PINNED AND ACFT LANDED, NORMAL SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES. MX FOUND NOSE WHEEL TO BE 180 DEGREES ROTATED. STRAIGHTENED WHEEL AND RESERVICED STRUT. FUNCTION CHECKED GOOD.