Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 17, 2019
Submitted
April 27, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530TM
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK289
Aircraft time
10,909 hours, 8,983 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
45AS65572009
Part serial
K4723
Condition
Defective
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
10,909 hours, 8,983 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, S
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PIC REPORTS LANDING GEAR TAKES 90 SECONDS TO RETRACT. AFTER OPERATIONAL CHECKS CAME TO FIND INOP. PRESSURE SWITCH CAUSING DELAY IN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, OR INJURY TO CREW OR PAX.

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