Service difficulty report · Powerpack · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
July 7, 2022
Submitted
July 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N734CB
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft serial
LJ1508
Aircraft time
5,220 hours, 5,151 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A135
Engine time
1,602 hours, 2,018 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Powerpack
Part number
9938800215502004
Part serial
778
Condition
Weak
Location
Zone 700
Part time
5,220 hours, 5,151 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

WHILE SETTING UP FOR LANDING IN KRQE, GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED DOWN. THE GEAR NEVER LOCKED IN DOWN POSITION. I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE GEAR BACK UP AND THE GEAR DID NOT RETURN TO THE UP POSITION. THE GEAR UNSAFE RED LIGHTS REMAINED ON. I PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE BACK DOWN AND RETURNED TO ABQ BECAUSE OF THE EMERGENCY SERVICES PROVIDED THERE, AS WELL AS VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF GEAR POSITION. ABOUT THIRTY MILES AWAY, WE RAN THE QRH AND MANUALLY PULLED THE LANDING GEAR RELAY C/B, AND THEN PUMPED THE GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE AFTER WHICH I DID GET THE THREE GEAR DOWN LIGHTS. REMOVED WEAK POWER PACK P/N 99-388002-15 S/N 778. REPLACED WITH REPAIRED P/N 99-38002-15 S/N 752. FUNCTIONAL CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ALL WORK DONE IAW BCKAC90 MM CH. 32-31-05. REPLACED HYDRAULIC FILTER AFTER OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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