What was found
LANDING GEAR SWITCH FOUND TO BE INTERMITTENT. FLIGHT CREW TOOK AIRCRAFT FOR A FLIGHT JUST AFTER WASHING. GEARS WOULD NOT RETRACT. ON INSPECTION, FOUND MOISTURE IN SIDE OF MLG SAFETY SWITCH.
- Difficulty date
- May 26, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N814CF
- Make and model
- Cessna 402B
- Aircraft serial
- 402B0335
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- 2VA20
- Condition
- Malfunction
- Location
- Gear Safety
- Part time
- 2,644 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.