What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF OUT OF BDL TO TEB PILOT SELECTED GEAR-UP BUT THE GEAR DID NOT MOVE, SELECTED GEAR BACK DOWN AND LANDED BACK IN BDL. MAINTENANCE FOUND CORRODED CONNECTION ON SQUAT SWITCH. REPLACED TERMINAL, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- January 27, 2010
- Submitted
- February 3, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N33WC
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH170
- Aircraft time
- 13,066 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3297 · Landing Gear System Wiring
- Part
- Terminal
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Squat Switch
- 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.