What was found
LANDING GERA WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKE OFF DUE TO A DEFECTIVE GEAR SAFETY SWITCH.
- Difficulty date
- September 29, 2003
- Submitted
- September 30, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N401TE
- Make and model
- Cessna 401
- Aircraft serial
- 4010180
- Aircraft time
- 9,307 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520BE
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3AF32C*
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Safety Switch
- Part number
- 1VA20
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Mlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- S
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.