Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech 99

Difficulty date
September 25, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft time
33,034 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Actuator
Part number
1153800025
Condition
Overheated
Location
Mlg
Part time
836 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, M
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPRAOCH THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT DEPLOY IN NORMAL TIME WITH INTRANSIT INDICATION PERSISTING, LANDING GEAR CONTROL C/B TRIPPED. THE BREAKER WAS RESET AND GEAR UP WAS SELECTED UP. THE INTRANSIT INDICATION PERSISTED, GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. GEAR WAS RESELECTED DOWN AFTER WHICH SMOKE BEGAN EMINATING FROM THE FLOOR AREA ABOVE THE MOTOR. THE CONTROL C/B TRIPPED AND THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED MANUALLY AND CONFIRMED. A NORMAL LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED, GEAR SWING ACCOMPLISHED AND THE A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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