Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
October 19, 2024
Submitted
October 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N212AL
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
1570
Aircraft time
6,187 hours, 9,407 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Tripped
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED DOWN, I WAS CALLED BY THE CONTROL TOWER, I HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS, AND THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS UP, I PROCEEDED TO MAINTAIN THE CLIMBING SPEED AND RAISED THE LEVER AGAIN STAYING DOWN, TO WHICH I DECIDED TO PROCEED TO THE MAIN AIRPORT OF THE MAINTENANCE BASE AND CHANGE PLANES SINCE N213AL PLUS N124AL WERE AT THE YAKIMA BASE AND IT WOULD BE EASIER TO MOVE THE PATIENT AND PROCEED TO THE DESTINATION, THE CREW AGREED AND WE PROCEEDED TO DIVERT TO YAKIMA, I PROCEEDED DIRECT AND HAD 150 KTS WERE 21 MINUTES OF FLIGHT AND BEING WITH THE RUNWAY IN SIGHT SINCE THE CONDITIONS AT ALL TIMES WERE VFR, I PROCEEDED TO PASS AT LOW ALTITUDE BY THE CONTROL TOWER AND INDICATED TO ME THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND THE LIGHTS ON AND I PROCEEDED TO DOWNWIND AND LANDED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, THEN ON THE GROUND INITIALLY THE MECHANICS FOUND A CIRCUIT BREAKER OUT - LANDING GEAR ACTUATION.