Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Mtsbsi MU2B60

Difficulty date
September 1, 2010
Submitted
September 3, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942ST
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2B60
Aircraft serial
745SA
Aircraft time
13,109 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Binding
Location
Zone 100
Part time
13,109 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED TO GEAR DOWN POSITION, GEAR DID NOT DEPLOY. PILOT HAD TO MANUALLY DEPLOY GEAR USING MANUAL EXTENSION. GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED WITH ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. PILOT THEN MADE A NORMAL LANDING AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.