# Incident 20031113028689I: Beech 1900D, Raleigh-Durham, NC, November 13, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173YV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173YV-2011-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031113028689I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE CREW REPORTED THE MLG FAILED TO EXTEND ON APPROACH TO LAND AT KRDU. THEY MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR AND OBTAINED 3 GREEN "DOWN AND LOCKED" INDICATION. THE CREW COMPLETED ALL EMERGENCY CHECK LISTS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND FOUND THE VALVE SWITCH STICKING. MAINTENANCE RECORDED THAT THE VALVE SWITCH WAS "EXERCISED" AND CLEANED WITH CONTACT CLEANER. THE LANDING GEAR WAS THEN CYCLED 6 TIMES WITH NO FAULTS OBSERVED AND ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW BEECH 1900D MM 32-30-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N173YV (3)

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

- [Incident 20031201031359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031201031359I), Dec 1, 2003: Beech 1900D (N173YV), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) Flt #5501: (jhw-pit) on final approach to pit airport, the main landing gear failed to extend. Crew had to use manual extension to extend gear. Obtained…
- [Incident 20031015026689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031015026689I), Oct 15, 2003: Beech 1900D (N173YV), Orlando, FL. (-23) On October 15, 2003, aircraft N173YV, flight 5543 while enroute from vsp to mco (on approach) the main landing gear would not extend. The crew declared…
- [Incident 20021130034619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021130034619I), Nov 30, 2002: Beech 1900D (N173YV), Wichita, MO. (-23) On November 11, 2002, at 10:30 local time, aircraft N173YV enroute from hys to mci flight 8716, the main landing gear failed to extend upon landing. The…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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