Service difficulty report · Hose · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
June 22, 2009
Submitted
June 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N253GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE253
Aircraft time
26,566 hours, 33,500 cycles
Part
Hose
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hyd System
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

PILOTS REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THE GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE UP POSITION AND 3 GREEN LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AND THE INTRANSIT LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMINATED. PILOTS CONFIRMED GEAR DID NOT COME UP. PILOTS MANUALLY PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN. MX FOUND DAMAGED HOSES FOR THE LT RETRACT ACTUATOR. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LINES, SERVICED HYD SYS AND BLED THE SYS FOR THE LT SIDE. REFERENCE 1900D MM 32-30-00 AND 32-30-10. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD. PN 101-388017-5 AND 101-388016-7 WERE THE LINES INVOLVED WITH THE SITUATION.

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