Service difficulty report · Valve · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
February 11, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF IN MINUS 42 DEGREES CENTIGRADE AND BLOWING SNOW, THE LANDING GEAR TOOK 3 CYCLE ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT. SUBSEQUENT RETRACTIONS WERE NORMAL AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED WARMER CLIMATES. BEFORE LANDING AT HOME BASE, AND GEAR EXTENSION, A NOISE SIMILAR TO AN AIR LEAK WAS HEARD. IT WAS DETERMINED THE THERMAL HYDRAULIC RELIEF VALVE WAS OPERATING AT A LOW PRESSURE. VALVE WAS REPLACED.