Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Beech 99

Difficulty date
February 23, 2011
Submitted
February 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N191WA
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U136
Aircraft time
28,345 hours, 40,596 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Tripped
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MHT - ON APPROACH TOT MHT PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN. NO MOVEMENT NOTED. CHECKED GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER AND NOTICED IS WAS OUT. PILOT PUSHED BREAKER IN AND IT WOULD NOT STAY IN. PILOT PUSHED BREAKER IN WITH GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN AND GEAR CAME DOWN, WITH THREE GREEN INDICATED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED GEAR FOR DAMAGE OR OBSTRUCTIONS. NONE NOTED. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED GEAR PER MM CHAPTER 12-20-00. NOTED MOISTURE IN PURGED GREASE. CONTINUED GREASING UNTIL NO MOISTURE CAME OUT. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS IAW MM 32-31-01. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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