Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Blanca 14132

Difficulty date
February 25, 2006
Submitted
March 20, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N74212
Make and model
Blanca 14132
Aircraft serial
1325
Engine
Frnkln 6A4165*
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Faulty
Location
Wings
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THIS LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AT TOUCH-DOWN. AIRCRAFT WAS IN STORAGE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. IT WAS PUT BACK IN SERVICE THE SUMMER OF 2005. THE LANDING GEAR WAS OVERHAULED (MECHANICAL) IN JAN 2006. THE GEAR WAS MODIFIED FROM HAND CRANK RETRACT TO ELE/HYD RETRACT, QUITE SOME TIME BACK. FEEL THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE DESIGN SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. (NO SQUAT SWITCH, ETC) GOOD GROUND SYS IN WOOD AIRCRAFT. (K)