Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 99

Difficulty date
August 31, 2010
Submitted
September 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N195WA
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U38
Aircraft time
35,756 hours, 50,722 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT DEPARTED AT 1112Z, AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND THE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT. PILOT CYCLED GEAR WITH NO CHANGE. PUT GEAR BACK DOWN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE WAS THE UPLOCK INDICATION SWITCHES WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE IAW THE MM AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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