SDR RU3A1105

Service difficulty report · Shrader Valve · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
February 3, 2011
Submitted
February 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF11
Aircraft time
12,492 hours, 6,568 cycles
Part
Shrader Valve
Part number
MS288892
Condition
Leaking
Location
Landing Gear
Component
Accumulator
Component part number
1013880095
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, LOWERED LANDING GEAR AND NO AUDIBLE SOUND HEARD NOR ANY LIGHTS INDICATED IN GEAR HANDLE OR ON POSITION LIGHTS. FLAPS LOWERED TO FULL POSITION IN ORDER TO CONFIRM ABNORMAL INDICATION. LANDING GEAR HORN SOUNDED INDICATING GEAR WAS NOT IN DOWN POSITION. WHILE COMPLETING ABNORMAL CHECKLIST NOTED LANDING GEAR C/B WAS POPPED. CHOSE TO DIVERT BACK TO BASE AIRPORT. ON APPROACH, EMERGENCY DECLARED, ABNORMAL CHECKLIST REVIEWED, LANDING GEAR MANUALLY LOWERED AND CORRECT GEAR DOWN/LOCKED INDICATION OBTAINED. GEAR VISUALLY CONFIRMED DOWN BY TOWER. MAINTENANCE FOUND VALVE ASSY ON ACCUMULATOR LEAKING AT BASE. REMOVED/REPLACED VALVE ASSY AND SERVICED ACCUMULATOR.