Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech B200

Difficulty date
July 12, 2016
Submitted
July 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1074
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1534
Aircraft time
4,492 hours, 4,407 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
1013880083
Part serial
2319
Condition
Worn
Location
Zone 500
Part time
4,492 hours, 4,407 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND NORMALLY ON APPROACH. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. AFTER GETTING 3 GREEN, GEAR DOWN INDICATION, LANDED NORMALLY. DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT CAUSE OF GEAR EXTENSION FAILURE AND FOUND THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK SERVICE VALVE SWITCH INTERMITTENT. THE VALVE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE ITEM PART NUMBER 101-388008-3, SERIAL NUMBER 3058. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS ON POWER PACK ASSEMBLY WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. COMPLIED WITH OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT FOR LANDING GEAR OPERATIONS WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.

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