Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech F33C

Difficulty date
December 1, 2011
Submitted
December 1, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N851K
Make and model
Beech F33C
Aircraft serial
CJ178
Aircraft time
5,465 hours
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Engine time
770 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF1
Part
Motor
Part number
583800901
Part serial
AGB5637
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
19 hours, 38 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LANDING GEAR WOULDN’T EXTEND WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED IN THE DOWN POSITION, PILOT MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR AND RETURNED TO BASE. NO PROBABLE CAUSE OR RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME.

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