Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Beech B200

Difficulty date
November 23, 2020
Submitted
November 25, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1074G
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1534
Aircraft time
6,230 hours, 6,135 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A42A
Engine time
6,208 hours, 6,079 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

FAR 135.415 REPORT PILOT REPORTS "AFTER DEPARTURE TO ANCHORAGE, I HAD A GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT IN THE HANDLE. WHEN I LOWERED THE GEAR I COULD NOT GET THREE GREEN. THE GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED OUT. I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE GEAR DOWN AND HAD THREE GREEN PRIOR TO LANDING IN PANC. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TAKEN: PILOT REPORTS "STANDARD CHECKLISTS FOR THE AIRCRAFT AND I DECLARED AN EMERGENCY PRIOR TO LANDING IN ANCHORAGE. MAINTENANCE FOUND ON ARRIVAL THE LANDING GEAR BAYS WERE PACKED WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW. AFTER ALLOWING SOME OF THE SNOW TO MELT IN THE HANGER, MAINTENANCE REMOVED REMAINING SNOW BY HAND. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR, LANDING GEAR BAYS AS WELL AS ADJACENT PLUMBING AND WIRING. LUBRICATED GEAR AND PERFORMED NORMAL GEAR SWINGS, AS WELL AS, EMERGENCY EXTENSIONS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT.

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