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FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Pittsburgh, PA · November 7, 2003

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Date
November 7, 2003 · 14:55 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AMWA
Aircraft
N171ZV
Reported as
Beech 1900D
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total2,500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N171ZVRegistration cancelled Jun 6, 2012 · Beech 1900DS/N UE-171 · Built 1995Airframe modelBeech 1900DEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Air carrier incident, Pittsburgh int'l airport, PA 11/07/03 air midwest flight 5472, a B190, returned and landed on runway 28C at 1026E, after reporting an unsafe gear indication. The ARFF responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. Further investigation revealed that the red landing gear intransit light remained illuminated after landing gear retraction. Crew elected to fly by tower for verification of landing gear position. Aircraft was ferried to dubois pa, the right landing gear uplock switch was removed and replaced. Aircraft was returned to service without further problems. This as per roy sherman maintenance supervisor kco amwa. Submission of this report closes this incident. (-23 additional narrative) after a normal take off from kpit, the crew reported that upon "gear up" selection, the green "gear down & locked" lights went out. However, with the gear selector now in the up position, the red "gear in transit" lights remained on. Check lists were consulted, and ATC was informed. The gear was cycled but with the same result. The crew elected to return to kpit, an emergency was declared, and a safe landing was made. L ater, the aircraft was moved by special flight permit kduj for repair. Maintenance replaced the r/h gear up lock switch, which corrected the problem. After a successful operational check and rii signature, the aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIR CARRIER INCIDENT, PITTSBURGH INT'L AIRPORT, PA 11/07/03 AIR MIDWEST FLIGHT 5472, A B190, RETURNED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 28C AT 1026E, AFTER REPORTING AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RED LANDING GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. CREW ELECTED TO FLY BY TOWER FOR VERIFICATION OF LANDING GEAR POSITION. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO DUBOIS PA, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. THIS AS PER ROY SHERMAN MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR KCO AMWA. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT. (-23 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE) AFTER A NORMAL TAKE OFF FROM KPIT, THE CREW REPORTED THAT UPON "GEAR UP" SELECTION, THE GREEN "GEAR DOWN & LOCKED" LIGHTS WENT OUT. HOWEVER, WITH THE GEAR SELECTOR NOW IN THE UP POSITION, THE RED "GEAR IN TRANSIT" LIGHTS REMAINED ON. CHECK LISTS WERE CONSULTED, AND ATC WAS INFORMED. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED BUT WITH THE SAME RESULT. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO KPIT, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. L ATER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED BY SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT KDUJ FOR REPAIR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE R/H GEAR UP LOCK SWITCH, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK AND RII SIGNATURE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Other reports on N171ZV · 6

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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