Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
January 17, 2005
Submitted
January 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204JS
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB842
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING TRAINING FLIGHT, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NOR THE HANDLE LIGHT ILLUMINATE WHEN GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED. GEAR WAS EXTENDED MANUALLY AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL LANDING. THIS CONDITION WAS ENCOUNTERED AFTER REPEATED GEAR EXTENSION/ RETRACTION DURING TRAINING FLIGHTS. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR MAY BE THE -30 DEGREE F TEMPERATURES ENCOUNTERED. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE 60 AMP BREAKER FOR THE EXTENSION/ RETRACT MOTOR LOCATED UNDER THE FLOOR POPPED. THE CONDITION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED IN THE HEATED HANGER. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.