Service difficulty report · Manifold · Hawbee 4000

Difficulty date
February 10, 2015
Submitted
February 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N713AK
Make and model
Hawbee 4000
Aircraft serial
RC72
Aircraft time
453 hours, 225 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW308A
Engine time
453 hours, 225 cycles
Part
Manifold
Part number
36210107
Part serial
NGL103906
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
35 hours, 22 cycles
Component
Landing Gear · Messier
Component part number
33000109
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

CREW EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL GEAR EXTENSION. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN THE NOSE GEAR DOORS OPENED AND THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. CREW DECLARED A MISS APPROACH AND HELD. CREW CYCLED GEAR 4 TIMES WITH NOSE GEAR NOT DEPLOYING. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST INITIATED- GEAR DEPLOYED AND LOCKED SUCCESSFULLY. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REPLACED FAILED LANDING GEAR CONTROL MANIFOLD WITH NEW. ACCOMPLISHED OPS CHECKS AND PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED.