Service difficulty report · Motor · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
June 21, 2012
Submitted
June 22, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N641AT
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
767
Aircraft time
2,149 hours
Part
Motor
Part number
9603002104
Part serial
721
Condition
Seized
Location
Hyd Pack
Part time
2,149 hours
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

PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN ON LANDING. NLG DID NOT FULLY EXTEND FOLLOWED BY A HYD CAWS WARNING. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND THE PILOT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. A LANDING GEAR FUNCTION CHECK FOUND THE HYD DC ELECTRIC MOTOR SEIZED. THE AIR INTAKE FAN SHROUD WAS OBSERVED TO BE BEATEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE MOTOR WAS REMOVED AND A 3/32 NUT WAS FOUND SHEARED, RATTLING AROUND IN THE FAN COMPARTMENT OF THE MOTOR.