Service difficulty report · Fitting · Beech C99

Difficulty date
December 15, 2014
Submitted
December 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N107SX
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U176
Aircraft time
27,570 hours, 35,274 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Loose
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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, AT 9000’ THE LG IN TRANSIT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND THE LG CONTROL RELAY CB POPPED & RESET IT, THE LG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO RECYCLE THE LG AT THIS POINT THE “HYD FLUID LOW” ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED & PERFORMED A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION IAW AMF PROCEDURES & RECEIVED LG DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLE SHOT THE LG SYS & FOUND A LOOSE T FITTING ON GEAR RETRACT HYD LINE AFT OF THE POWER PACK NEXT TO THE SERVICE VLV. RE-TORQUED FITTING IAW STANDARD PRACTICES. PERFORMED GEAR SWING, BLEED HYD SYS & PERFORMED A LG FUNCTIONAL CHECK IAW AMM. THE LG SYS OPERATIONS CHECK & LEAK CHECKED SATISFACTORY.

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