Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Beech B99

Difficulty date
June 30, 2012
Submitted
July 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N134PM
Make and model
Beech B99
Aircraft serial
U34
Aircraft time
44,228 hours, 22,683 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

DURING CLIMB-OUT, POS RATE GEAR SELECTED. THE GEAR GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A LOUD CLACK-TYPE THUMP WAS HEARD. CYCLED THE GEAR DOWN AND PERCEIVED NO INDICATION OF MOVEMENT. OBSERVED THE GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED AND WAS COOL TO THE TOUCH AND TRIED A RESET. CYCLED THE GEAR TO THE UP POSITION AND THE RT GEAR REMAINED DOWN. LOOKED OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT AND OBSERVED BOTH LT AND RT MAIN GEAR DOORS OPEN. CONTACTED MX AND AFTER MAKING CERTAIN THE MANUAL EXTENSION HANDLE WAS DOWN, AN ONE MORE DOWN UP CYCLE, MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION SUCCESSFUL. EMERGENCY DECLARED. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. OPEN

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