Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Beech B300

Difficulty date
March 2, 2015
Submitted
March 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL905
Aircraft time
650 hours, 543 cycles
Part
Accumulator
Part number
1013880095
Part serial
APW162
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 700
Part time
650 hours, 543 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

DEPARTED, SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL 250, HYD FLUID LOW, CAUTION ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST & CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. DURING NEXT SEVERAL MINUTES CREW HEARD GEAR PUMP MOTOR CYCLING FOLLOWED BY LG RELAY CB EXTENDED. DURING APPROACH LG WOULD NOT EXTEND. AN EMER WAS DECLARED & A MANUAL LG EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED IAW CHECKLIST. CONFIRMED 3 GREEN LG INDICATION. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX TROUBLE SHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO A DEFECTIVE LG EXTENSION & RETRACTION ACCUMULATOR. GEAR ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED & ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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