Service difficulty report · Safety Switch · Cessna 337H

Difficulty date
February 18, 2004
Submitted
March 4, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1244S
Make and model
Cessna 337H
Aircraft serial
33701892
Engine
Cont IO360GB
Propeller
Mcauly D2AF34C*
Part
Safety Switch
Part number
12700344
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Part time
5,920 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR, THE GEAR DID SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PLANE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NOSE GEAR SAFETY SWITCH BAD INTERNALLY NOT ALLOWING NOSE GEAR TO RETRACT, (SENSING STILL ON GROUND). IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR OF SWITCH. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF EXTERNAL DAMAGE.

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