Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
July 14, 2022
Submitted
July 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N147LJ
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft serial
LJ1476
Aircraft time
3,400 hours, 3,524 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Motor
Part number
1153800025
Part serial
3397
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Part time
3,400 hours, 3,524 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L, O

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

What was found

WHILE ENROUTE TO KOGD, I RECEIVED A HYD FLUID LOW LIGHT IN FLIGHT AND THEN IT EXTINGUISHED, I TESTED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID SENSOR AND RECEIVED NORMAL INDICATIONS. ONCE I CAME INTO LAND, I ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR AND NOTHING LOWERED. I DID NOT HEAR THE PUMP AT ALL. I RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE AND RECEIVED THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR HANDLE. I PULLED AND RESET THE LANDING GEAR RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR AND ONCE AGAIN NOTHING HAPPENED. I DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH OGDEN TOWER AND REQUESTED A NW TURN TO TROUBLESHOOT. I CALLED THE COMM CENTER AND SPOKE WITH JEN ADVISING OF THE SITUATION AND THAT I WOULD CALL BACK FOR MX IF THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION DIDN’T WORK. I MANUALLY EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LANDING GEAR MANUAL EXTENSION CHECKLIST AND GOT ALL THREE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS. I RETURNED TO OGDEN AIRPORT AND DID LOW APPROACH SO THE TOWER COULD VISUALLY VERIFY THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND IT WAS. I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND HAD OGDEN MAINTENANCE VERIFY THE GEAR WAS SAFE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN. REPLACING MOTOR IN CASE OF INTERMITTENT CONCERN.

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