What was found
LT MLG DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT FLEW AC TO HOME BASE WITH GEAR DOWN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT FLUID WAS PASSING THE PISTON INTERNALLY.
- Difficulty date
- February 13, 2008
- Submitted
- February 15, 2008
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N239AL
- Make and model
- Beech C99
- Aircraft serial
- U239
- Aircraft time
- 21,410 hours, 34,167 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A36
- System (JASC)
- 3233 · Landing Gear Actuator
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 993880081
- Part serial
- 848
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Mlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.