Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
December 18, 2014
Submitted
December 20, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N113AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC41
Aircraft time
69,609 hours, 66,899 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
1016880175
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Lt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH FLIGHT CREW SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO COMPLETELY EXTEND & LOCK, LANDING GEAR PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN. THE PILOT PULLED THE LG CB & THEN THE HYD LOW LEVEL ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT COMPLETED THE GEAR EXTENSION WITH THE HAND PUMP & RECEIVED THREE GREEN LIGHTS & NO HANDLE WARNING, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. LOCATED EVIDENCE OF A HYD LEAK IN THE LT MAIN GEAR WELL & REPLACED A FAILED LEAKING FLEXIBLE HYD LINE AT THE GEAR ACTUATOR.

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