Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Beech C99

Difficulty date
May 7, 2025
Submitted
May 13, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N108SX
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U184
Aircraft time
29,121 hours, 39,529 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION AND THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO INDICATE THE LANDING GEAR AS DOWN AND LOCKED. A SECOND ATTEMPT TO CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER TO DISENGAGE SO THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND MANUALLY EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE THROUGH SEVERAL RETRACTION AND EXTENSION CHECKS ON JACKS. TROUBLESHOOTING IS STILL IN PROGRESS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, IF ANY, AND SUBSEQUENT CORRECTIVE ACTIONS REQUIRED.

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