Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
December 6, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
15,323 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
H111541
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Lg Retract Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, THE INTRANSIT LIGHT IN GEAR HANDLE STAYED ILLUMINATED. PILOT CYCLED GEAR AND DOWNLOCK GREEN LIGHTS GOOD BUT HANDLE ALWAYS RED IN GEAR UP POSITION. ELECTED TO RETURN TO MAINTENANCE BASE. THE GEAR WAS GOOD IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION, EMERG SERVICES WHERE ON STANDBY AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS DONE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE LT LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH WAS INTERMITTENT AND WAS REPLACED.

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