Service difficulty report · Powerpack · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
August 13, 2018
Submitted
August 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N112YV
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC112
Aircraft time
24,643 hours, 33,957 cycles
Part
Powerpack
Part number
1143880009
Part serial
MX504250
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Part time
14 hours, 33 cycles
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

DURING APPROACH, THE CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. THE INTRANSIT LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. AFTER RUNNING THROUGH THE CHECKLISTS WITH NO CHANGE, THE CREW MANUALLY PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND FOUND A DEFECTED POWER PACK WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM SELECTOR SOLENOID. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE POWER PACK. OPS CHECKED THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM, PERFORMED NORMALLY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT AND CYCLED LANDING GEAR FIVE TIMES. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL.

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