Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Beech B200

Difficulty date
June 16, 2012
Submitted
June 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16GF
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1531
Aircraft time
3,900 hours, 3,582 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
1015801441
Condition
Leaking
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEAK IN LANDING GEAR HYD LINE COMING FROM THE HYD POWER PACK IN LT WING CENTER SECTION GOING TO THE RT LG BEFORE THE SPLIT TO THE NLG. THE LEAK OCCURED UNDER THE INTERIOR FLOORBOARD CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR RELAY TO POP. LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT AT 12,000 FEET AND RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE GEAR LEFT THE WHEEL WELLS AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AGAIN. THE PLANE WAS DIVERTED AND THE GEAR EXTENDED WITH THE MANUAL BACK UP ACCORDING TO THE ADNORMAL CHECK LIST. NO HYD FLUID LOW LIGHT WAS OBSERVED. THE HDL LT TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE FLIGHT ACCORDING THE THE NORMAL PROCEDURE CHECK LIST.

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