Service difficulty report · Safety Switch · Beech 99

Difficulty date
September 10, 2010
Submitted
September 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N193WA
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U17
Aircraft time
45,671 hours, 51,929 cycles
Part
Safety Switch
Part number
MS244201
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT TRIED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR. LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RETRACT GEAR. PILOT SELECTED DOWN AND HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND RETURNED TO MHT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT PROBLEM TO A FAULTY SAFETY SWITCH ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT. SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND RIGGED IAW MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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