Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech 58

Difficulty date
November 18, 2020
Submitted
November 19, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36673
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1143
Aircraft time
16,998 hours
Part
Motor
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. HE HAD NO VISUAL INDICATION THE GEAR WAS DOWN. HE ABORTED THE APPROACH, FLEW BY THE TOWER TO VERIFY GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. HE THEN PROCEEDED EAST OF KADS TO TROUBLESHOOT LANDING GEAR. HE WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR. LANDED AT KADS WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. GTX 508 WAS A PART 91 REPOSITION OPERATION. PLACED THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS AND ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. THE GEAR DID NOT FULLY RETRACT AND THE LANDING GEAR RELAY CB HAD POPPED. WE WERE ABLE TO TRACE THE CAUSE OF THIS TO THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR. WE REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR. WE PERFORMED ADDITIONAL GEAR SWINGS WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS.

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