Service difficulty report · Diode · Beech 99

Difficulty date
January 21, 2011
Submitted
January 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N193WA
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U17
Aircraft time
45,777 hours, 52,111 cycles
Part
Diode
Part number
1N1343B
Condition
Failed
Location
Power Pack
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

WHILE ON APPROACH TO BTV PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND NOTICED NO INTRANSIT LIGHT AND FELT NO MOTION OF GEAR. PILOT COULD NOT MOVE HANDLE TO UP POSITION WITHOUT USING THE "DOWNLOCK RELEASE". PILOT TRIED TO EXTEND GEAR AGAIN WITH SAME RESULTS. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. PILOT THEN RESET BREAKER AND TRIED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT MOVE WITH NO INTRANSIT LIGHT. PILOT THEN PUMPED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN PER THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST AND GOT THREE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BAD DIODE AND BROKEN WIRE AT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE POWER PACK. DIODE WAS REPLACED AND WIRE AT CONNECTOR WAS REPAIRED. ALL CHECKS SATISFACTORY PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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