Service difficulty report · Gear · Hwksly HS125400F

Difficulty date
July 28, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hwksly HS125400F
Part
Gear
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Lever
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

(CAN) AFTER MAINTENANCE, AIRCRAFT WAS DELIVERED TO CUSTOMER. ON DEPARTURE DURING INITIAL CLIMB, GEAR WAS SELECTED UP. CREW STATED GEAR APPEARED TO RETRACT (GREEN LIGHT OUT) BUT A WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON RT GEAR. ATC REPORTED GEAR WAS NOT FULLY RETRACTED SO THE AIRCRAFT CANCELLED AND RETURNED. SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS WERE PERFORMED AND NOTHING FOUND. PRIOR TO FLIGHT EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC LEVER HAD BEEN LIFTED TO DROP GEAR DOORS FOR WHEEL WELL INSPECTION BY CREW PRIOR TO FLIGHT. WE SUSPECT LEVER WAS NOT FULLY STOWED ALLOWING BYPASS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND PREVENTING THE FULL RETRACTION OF GEAR. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AGAIN AND GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMAL.