Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
December 9, 2008
Submitted
December 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N60RR
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft serial
421C0885
Engine
Cont GTSIO520*
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. VISUALLY INSPECTED MLG SYS & FOUND NO DAMAGE. JACKED ACFT. PILOT CONFIRMED THAT 3 GREEN LIGHTS REMAINED ON, TRANSIT/WARMING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE & MLG HORN SOUNDED. EXPOSED SQUAT SWITCH WIRING SPLICES & TESTED SWITCH OPERATION. SWITCH FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. FOUND GROUND WIRE 1-20 MOUNTING HARDWARE LOOSE. TIGHTENED HARDWARE. CONNECTED HYD POWER SUPPLY TO ACFT & ATTEMPTED GEAR SWING. MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT. PUT MLG HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION & MANUALLY CYCLED MLG SWITCH. PUT MLG HANDLE IN UP POSITION & APPLIED HYD POWER, MLG RETRACTED NORMALLY. EXTENDED MLG & REMOVED SQUAT SWITCH FROM STRUT. CONNECTED MULTIMETER TO SWITCH & CYCLED BOTH SIDES OF SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT DEFECT. REINSTALLED SWITCH & RIGGED IAW MM. PERFORMED 3 NORMAL MLG RETRACTIONS. LOWERED ACFT TO ACTUATE SQUAT SWITCH & JACKED AGAIN. CYCLED MLG 3 MORE TIMES WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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