Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Beech 99A

Difficulty date
May 13, 2019
Submitted
May 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7862R
Make and model
Beech 99A
Aircraft serial
U85
Aircraft time
45,204 hours, 29,757 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
1240016CR0954
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Part time
45,204 hours, 29,757 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DISCREPANCY: THE CREW REPORTED AFTER TAKE-OFF AND DURING CLIMB OUT THAT THERE WAS SMOKE (HYDRAULIC MIST) IN THE COCKPIT AFTER THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE UP POSITION. THE CREW FOLLOWING PROCEDURES PLACED THE GEAR SELECTOR BACK TO THE DOWN POSITION AND PERFORMED A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION UNTIL THEY RECEIVED A (3 GREEN) GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE CREW NOTIFIED ATC, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED BACK IN KRNO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR UP RETRACTION, HOSE ASSEMBLY (P\N 124001-6CR-0954) HAD DEVELOPED A PIN HOLE LEAK. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HOSE ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW UNIT. THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS THEN SERVICED AND BLED. THEN MAINTENANCE PERFORMED MULTIPLE LANDING GEAR SWINGS. OPERATION AND LEAK CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

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