Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech C99

Difficulty date
June 6, 2017
Submitted
June 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8226Z
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U190
Aircraft time
28,724 hours, 48,288 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
1153800025
Part serial
3094
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,066 hours, 4,338 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

THE PILOT WAS ON APPROACH, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE GEAR AND NO INDICATION OF MOVEMENT. THE PILOT CALLED FOR A GO AROUND TO TROUBLESHOOT AND CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULT. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE PILOT RECEIVED A LOW HYDRAULIC WARNING LIGHT FOLLOWED BY THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPING. THE PILOT FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND PERFORMED A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION AND THE RESULT WAS A THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS AND TROUBLESHOT THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE HYDRAULICS AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS AND OPERATION OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

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