Service difficulty report · Splice · Beech 58

Difficulty date
April 11, 2011
Submitted
May 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9189Q
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH148
Aircraft time
18,608 hours
Part
Splice
Condition
Defective
Location
Landing Gear
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 DEPARTING OUT OF OMA THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT COME ALL THE WAY UP, HAND CRANKED GEAR BACK DOWN AND RETURNED TO OMA. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BAD BUTT SPLICE ON THE GEAR UP SWITCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED BAD BUTT SPLICE, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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