Service difficulty report · Bolt · Beech B300

Difficulty date
September 15, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft time
8,585 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Bolt
Condition
Sheared
Location
Pump Inlet
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO AIRFIELD, THE LANDING GEAR DEPLOYED WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE PILOTS. SHORTLY AFTER, THE PUMP RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. PILOTS USED MANUAL PUMP TO EXTEND THE GEAR TO A LOCKED POSITION AND LANDED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE "MANIFOLD" HOLDING THE GEAR "IN" AND GEAR "OUT" LINES INTO THE HSG HAD RELEASED AFTER THE BOLT SECURING THE MANIFOLD HAD PULLED OUT OF THE HSG. INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.

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