Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
June 29, 2010
Submitted
July 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24XJ
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1149
Aircraft time
563 hours, 349 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Tripped
Location
Hyd System
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.

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT ON TAKEOFF. FLIGHT CREW DISCOVERED A TRIPPED HYD CIRCUIT BREAKER. FLIGHT CREW RESET THE HYD CIRCUIT BREAKER AND CYCLED THE GEAR INTO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. MX JACKED ACFT, CHECKED THE HYD RESERVOIR (NO SERVICING REQUIRED), PRESSURIZED THE SYS TO 38 PSI AND CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR 10 TIMES. MX ALSO PERFORMED THE LANDING GEAR TEST OUTLINED ON PAGE 511 AND 512 OF THE MM 32-00-00. MX VISUALLY INSPECTED THE VISIBLE PORTIONS OF THE NOSE AND MLG. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AND THE DISCREPANCY COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL CONFIGURATION AND APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.