Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 24, 2017
Submitted
October 31, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31702
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UB3
Aircraft time
37,354 hours, 12,272 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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 TO KCRP AND WHEN THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE GEAR DOWN POSITION, THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE HANDLE ILLUMINATED RED AND THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. THE PILOT RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER ONCE AND IT TRIPPED INSTANTLY. THE PILOT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES PERFORMED A MANUAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RECEIVED (THREE GREEN) GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS THEN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN KCRP. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND IT WAS FERRIED FROM KCRP TO KSAT. MAINTENANCE THEN PLACED AIRCRAFT ON JACKS AND INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO KDFW FOR FURTHER TROUBLE SHOOTING AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL HAVE TO BE FILED.

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