Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
September 12, 2023
Submitted
September 18, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft serial
LJ1547
Aircraft time
9,284 hours, 12,759 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
903880001
Part serial
1379
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
C
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

DURING LANDING AT SLC, WHILE DOING A PATIENT TRANSPORT FROM LND. AT THE FAF LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LIGHT REMAINED DARK AND THE GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE WAS RED. CYCLED THE GEAR ONE TIME AND RECEIVED THE SAME UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. ALL INDICATIONS WERE THE GEAR WAS UNSAFE FOR LANDING. GEAR DOWN SAFE LIGHTS ALL SHOWED THEY WERE WORKING. COMPLETED A GO AROUND AND REFERENCED THE QRH FOR MANUAL EXTENSION OFF THE LANDING GEAR. USING THE MANUAL EXTENSION GEAR CHECKLIST, WAS ABLE TO GET THE GEAR DOWN WITH THREE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS. UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE.

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