Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech 99

Difficulty date
June 2, 2006
Submitted
June 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N193WA
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U17
Part
Actuator
Part number
993880081
Part serial
0724
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
5,921 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT EXECUTED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST AND RECEIVED 3 GREEN LIGHT AND THEN EXECUTED A FLY-BY WHERE TOWER OBSERVED GEAR TO BE EXTENDED. PILOT LANDED AND AS THE NOSE WAS LOWERED THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AREA AND PROPELLERS. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE COLLAPSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE FAILURE OF THE LT MLG ACTUATOR CAUSING A HYDRAULIC LEAK AND LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. ALTHOUGH INDICATIONS WERE THE GEAR WAS LOCKED AFTER MANUAL EXTENSION THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY LOCKED AND COLLAPSED ON LANDING. (K)

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