SDR AU971572

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
December 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Gear Retract Sys
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AUS) AFTER TAKE-OFF THE LG WAS SELECTED UP AND VIBRATION AND NOISE WAS HEARD DURING RETRACTION WITH EXTENDED WINDING TIME - RED HANDLE UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON WHEN GEAR APPEARED TO BE UP. GROUND INVESTIGATION COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. GEAR MICROSWITCHES WERE CHECKED FOR ADJUSTMENT/WEAR, AND THE NLG DRIVE CHAIN AND SPROCKETS WERE ALSO INSPECTED.