Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
January 11, 2017
Submitted
January 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N81
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF16
Aircraft time
16,073 hours, 8,362 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Part number
10138800521
Part serial
MX5458284
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
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

HYDRAULIC FLUID LOW ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AS A PRECAUTION. BOTH MAINS INDICATED GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED, NOSE GEAR WAS UNSAFE, NO GREEN INDICATOR. LANDING GEAR PUMP USED TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR MANUALLY. ALL THREE GEAR INDICATED SAFE AND THREE GREEN USING MANUAL PUMP.