Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
April 7, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
5,042 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
5,207 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) LT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. CREW REPORTED GEAR LEG TO BE SEVERAL INCHES FWD OF NORMAL EXTENDED POSITION. POWER PACK RAN UNTIL TIME DELAY POPPED 2 AMP, CONTROL CB. EMERGENCY HAND PUMP ALSO FAILED TO PRODUCE DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION. AFTER SEVERAL G LOADED TURNS, GEAR EXTENSIONS AND RETRACTIONS, AND OTHER MANEUVERS RECOMMENDED OVER THE PHONE BY FACTORY TECH SUPPORT, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND GEAR UP. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED ONE LAST TIME, AND A DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION WAS OBSERVED. THE ACFT LANDED IN A NORMAL GEAR DOWN CONFIGURATION WITH NO DAMAGE.