SDR YADA041511

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
April 15, 2011
Submitted
April 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N113AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC41
Aircraft time
59,081 hours, 57,626 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT IN CRUISE, NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR RELAY CIRCUT BREAKER WAS POPPED. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESET THE CIRCUT BREAKER WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. ON ARRIVAL THE CREW HAD TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND INSPECTED THE ACFT FOR THE PURPOSE OF A FERRY FLIGHT. THE LANDING GEAR SYS WAS DISABLED BY SECURING THE LANDING GEAR REAL CIRCUT BREAKER IN TH OPEN POSITION AND THE ACFT WAS FERRIED WITH THE GEAR DOWN. ON ARRIVAL, MX WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY AND EVENTUALLY REQUESTED AN OPS CHECK FLIGHT. THE CHECK FLIGHT REVEALED NO ISSUES WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENSION SYS AND THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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