Service difficulty report · Reservoir · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
September 24, 2018
Submitted
September 28, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N112YV
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC112
Aircraft time
24,693 hours, 34,056 cycles
Part
Reservoir
Condition
Low
Location
Hyd System
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

DISCREPANCY: ON APPROACH INTO KSBA FROM KBUR, THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT RECEIVE THREE GREEN LIGHTS. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS, THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO KBUR. AFTER COMPLYING WITH THE QRH CHECKLIST, THE PILOT MANUALLY EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE LANDING AT KBUR WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND FOUND THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK RESERVOIR LOW. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE RESERVOIR AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. DURING THE OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT, THE GEAR WAS CYCLED 4 TIMES AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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