19940131004669I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Memphis, TN · January 31, 1994

Date: January 31, 1994 · 14:05 local
Place: Memphis, TN
Airport: Memphis International
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: REXA
Aircraft: N324PX
Reported as: Cessna 340A
People aboard: 31
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total4,000 in this make and model185 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot stated that after takeoff form the Memphis Tennessee airport he selected the gear up function. Gear would not retract and the main hydraulic pump motor ran continuously in the auto position. After going through the usual check list he elected to use the emergency gear extension procedure. He declared an emergency and returned to Memphis, aircraft landed without any further problems. Maintenance removed and replaced right hand MLG brake swivel in accordance with amm chapter 32.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF FORM THE MEMPHIS TENNESSEE AIRPORT HE SELECTED THE GEAR UP FUNCTION. GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND THE MAIN HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR RAN CONTINUOUSLY IN THE AUTO POSITION. AFTER GOING THROUGH THE USUAL CHECK LIST HE ELECTED TO USE THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MEMPHIS, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT HAND MLG BRAKE SWIVEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM CHAPTER 32.