Service difficulty report · Powerpack · Beech B200

Difficulty date
March 2, 2020
Submitted
March 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1074G
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1534
Aircraft time
5,976 hours, 5,882 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A42A
Engine time
5,954 hours, 5,827 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Powerpack
Part number
10138800517
Part serial
245C
Condition
Defective
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
5,976 hours, 5,882 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

FAR 135.415 REPORT. PILOT REPORTS "THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED ON APPROACH INTO KALTAG. THE LANDING GEAR RELAY CB POPPED. WE TERMINATED THE APPROACH AND RETURNED TO FAIRBANKS. I RESET THE CB AND TRIED TO LOWER THE GEAR ON FINAL APPROACH AT FAIRBANKS. THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND AND THE LANDING GEAR CB POPPED AGAIN. I REFERENCED THE CHECKLIST AND EXTENDED THE GEAR MANUALLY. OBTAINED THREE GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY". MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THE DISCREPANCY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SWING THE LANDING GEAR NORMALLY. TROUBLESHOT DOWN TO THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC MOTOR AND POWER PACK. REPLACED HYDRAULIC MOTOR AND POWER PACK, COMPLETED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS AND SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT.

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