Service difficulty report · Motor · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
March 9, 2016
Submitted
March 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724HF
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
564
Aircraft time
2,952 hours, 3,087 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A6
Engine time
2,952 hours, 3,087 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
2912
Part serial
511
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, WENT TO BRING THE GEAR UP & NOTICED THE INTRANSIT LIGHTS STAYED LIT. THE HYD CAWS LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE SYS. CLIMBED UP TO 6000 FT, BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING. ATTEMPTED RECYCLING THE GEAR, BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET 2 GREEN LIGHTS ON THE MAINS, BUT STILL HAD A RED LIGHT FOR THE NOSE GEAR. BROUGHT THE GEAR BACK UP & FOLLOWED THE ABNORMAL EMER CHECKLIST FOR A GEAR RETRACTION FAILURE. PULLED THE HYD CB, PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN, SLOWED THE ACFT BELOW 110 KTS & BEGAN TO HAND PUMP. THE GEAR LOCKED WITH APPROX 2 PUMPS & INDICATED 3 GREEN LIGHTS. MX FOUND THE ELEC MOTOR HAD POWER 28VDC TO IT BUT WILL NOT TURN. AFTER CYCLING IT, IT WORK ONE TIME THEN WOULD NOT COME ON LINE AGAIN. ORDERED NEW ASSEMBLY AOG.