Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
January 3, 2021
Submitted
January 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N238VM
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
238
Aircraft time
6,260 hours, 6,636 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A67B
Engine time
4,541 hours, 6,135 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
LD
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

LANDING IN KPHX PILOT NOTED AIRCRAFT PULL TO THE RIGHT AND RIGHT WING STARTED TO DROP. PILOT FLEW BACK TO CENTER LINE AND SLAPPED THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN. PILOT NOTED HE NEVER HEARD A GEAR WARNING TONE. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT SAFELY. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION NOTED BELLY DAMAGE INDICATION GEAR UP LANDING. PERFORMED FUNCTION TEST ON LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTS AND WARNING TONES FUNCTION NORMALLY. INSPECTED GEAR HANDLE, GEAR SELECTOR VALVE LINKAGE, LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE, HYDRAULIC SERVICE TRAY, HYDRAULIC SERVICE SELECTOR VALVE, HYDRAULIC LOW-PRESSURE SWITCH, HYDRAULIC DELTA P INDICATOR, HYDRAULIC LINES, HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE, AND HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.