Service difficulty report · Hose · Beech 99

Difficulty date
December 31, 2010
Submitted
December 31, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N199WA
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U154
Aircraft time
35,549 hours, 68,051 cycles
Part
Hose
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg Actuator
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 MHT PILOT OBSERVED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLES TRANSITION LIGHT ILLUMINATE WITH THE "DO NOT REVERSE" ANNUNCIATOR. PILOT PLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. PILOT STATES HE DID NOT SEE THE DESIRED THREE GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS WITH THE RED TRANSITION LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. PILOT MANUALLY PUMPED LANDING TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION AND THE THREE GREEN LIGHTS CAME ON WITH NO TRANSITION LIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A DAMAGED RETRACT HOSE ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR. HOSE WAS REPLACED AND GEAR WAS TESTED PER THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. ALL CHECK SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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