Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech C99

Difficulty date
December 1, 2015
Submitted
December 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68TA
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U177
Aircraft time
23,845 hours, 35,536 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
1153800025
Part serial
1963
Condition
Faulty
Location
Power Pack
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH, THE PILOT SELECTED THE LG HANDLE TO THE EXTEND POSITION, THE LG WOULD NOT EXTEND & THE TIME DELAY RELAY CB POPPED. THE PILOT TRIED TO RESET THE CB WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE PILOT PERFORMED A MANUAL EXTENSION OF THE LG & RECEIVED A THREE GREEN DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION. THE PILOT DIVERTED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A FAULTY HYD POWER PACK ELEC MOTOR. REPLACED THE HYD POWER PACK ELEC MOTOR & PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS. ALL CHECKS WERE NORMAL.

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