Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
December 3, 2024
Submitted
December 4, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291DT
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1109
Aircraft time
9,086 hours
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Tripped
Location
Hyd Pump
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN PILOT SELECTED GEAR UP THE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE. HYD CAUTION ILUMINATED. PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN & PERFORMED EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE. PILOT HAD 3 GREEN GEAR INDICATING & PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING AFTER DIVERTING & RETURNING TO BASE. MAINT FOUND THE 100AMP HYD PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER OPEN ON RT POWER JUNCTION BOX. MLG SWING & FUNCTION CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES. VISUALLY INSPECTED DC ELECTRIC HYD MOTOR. TEST OF MOTOR AMP DRAW & FOUND NORMAL. ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE CHECKED & SYS PRESSURE CHECKED. RESERVOIR PRESSURE CHECKED & HYD FLUID QTY. ACFT WAS FLT CHECKED WITH MULTIPLE GEAR CYCLES & RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE PILOT QRH ONLY REFFERENCES THE HYD CTRL BREAKER ON PILOT CB PANEL & NOT HYDRAULIC PUMP BREAKER ON THE COPILOT PJB PANEL AS AN ITEM TO CHECK IN THE EVENT OF A HYD CAUTION.