Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 19, 2005
Submitted
July 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400HS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK314
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Control Panel
Part number
1223820381
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,923 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW REPORTED THAT LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS LOCKED IN DOWN POSITION AND THEY COULD NOT RETRACT GEAR. LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK OVERRIDE WAS ENGAGED AND THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. ON DESCENT THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE SPEED BRAKES WOULD NOT DEPLOY ON THE LANDING ROLL. THE CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. T/S RESPECTIVE SYSTEMS AND CORRECTED AST FOLLOWS: FOUND GROUND SAFETY OVERRIDE (WOW) SOLENOID IN LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL ASSY DEFECTIVE. FOUND LOOSE CONNECTOR PLUG AT THE PC 161 CONNECTION, RESEATED AND SECURED CONNECTOR PLUG. JACKED AIRCRAFT, PERFORMED GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION OF GEAR DOWNLOCK OVERRIDE CHECK AND FUNCTION CHECK OF THE SPEED BRAKES. ALL CHECK PERFORMED SATISFACTORY. (K)

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