What was found
(AUS) PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED BY ITSELF. POST-RETRACTION/EXTENSION TESTS CARRIED OUT WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS A PRECAUTION, THE LG MOTOR WAS REPLACED. SWITCHES, SETTINGS AND LIGHTS WERE CHECKED - NO DEFECTS FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- February 26, 2000
- Submitted
- August 4, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 402B
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520B
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Landing Gear
- Condition
- Collapsed
- Location
- Mlg
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.