Service difficulty report · Hose · Beech 99

Difficulty date
August 10, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft time
45,823 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Hose
Part number
AE3660120G0230
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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) TIME ON HOSE UNKNOWN ALTHOUGH DATA PLATE ON IT INDICATES 13 YEARS OLD. LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED UP AND ONLY 2 MAIN GREEN LIGHTS CAME ON. THERE WAS ALSO A STRONG ODRO OF HYD FLUID. PILOT SELECTED DOWN AND THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. PILOT THEN HAND PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN AND GOT 3 GREEN LIGHTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AND MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT LINE. GEAR SWINGS CHECKED SERVICEABLE.

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