Service difficulty report · Pump · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
September 9, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft time
1,889 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Pump
Part number
9938800215
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Hyd Sys
Stage of operation
NR
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

LANDING GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND BECAUSE THE MOTOR/PUMP RAN SHORT AND TRIP THE 60AMP CIRCUT BREAKER. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE AIR CREW. THE LANDING GEAR WAS THEN DEPLOYED USING THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP, RESULTING IN 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION.

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