Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
September 14, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
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

(CAN) THE ACFT HAD RETURNED WITH A LT MAIN GEAR FAILING TO SHOW GREEN ANNUCIATOR FOR DOWN AND LOCKED. THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER ALSO POPPED AT THIS TIME. THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT THE INTERNAL SWITCH OF THE GEAR ACTUATOR APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED, THUS CAUSING THE LACK OF THE GREEN INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT. IN ADDITION TO THIS LACK OF GREEN INDICATION, THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR DID NOT SHUTDOWN DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS STILL SHOWING AS, NOT DOWN AND LOCKED, ON THE 1 ACTUATOR. THUS WITH THE CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF THE MOTOR, IT POPPED THE C/B AS A SAFEGUARD AGAINST COMPLETE MOTOR FAILURE. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND FUNCTION CHECKS PERFORMED WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS FOUND.

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