Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech B300B350C

Difficulty date
August 6, 2002
Submitted
September 6, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B300B350C
Aircraft time
2,514 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Motor
Part number
M710501
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hyd Powerpack
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON FINAL APPROACH, MLG WOULD NOT RESPOND TO SELECTOR LEVER MOVEMENT. MLG SUBSEQUENTLY LOWERED USING EMERGENCY HAND PUMP. UNEVENTFUL LANDING CARRIED OUT. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED MLG MOTOR 60 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD OPENED. BREAKER IS LOCATED IN LT WING CENTRE SECTION LEADING EDGE. A/C PLACED ON JACKS, BREAKER RESET & GEAR RETRACTION TEST PERFORMED. GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY & CYCLE COMPLETED WITHIN MAINT MANUAL TIME LIMITS, HOWEVER MOTOR REPLACED ON SUSPICION IT HAD CAUSED BREAKER TO OPEN. REPLACED MOTOR (0 TSO) CYCLED GEAR NOTICEABLY QUICKER & QUIETER THAN ORIGINAL MOTOR.