Service difficulty report · Limit Switch · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
April 7, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
20,981 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3T*
Part
Limit Switch
Part number
BZ2RQ181A2
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
16 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

A NEW LANDING GEAR GEARBOX WAS INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE CREW WERE UNABLE TO SELECT THE GEAR UP AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED NORMALLY. THE UP LIMIT SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED WHERE THE INTERNAL CONTACTS WERE NOT MAKING AND NOT ALLOWING THE GEAR TO BE POWERED FOR A GEAR UP SELECTION. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN THE SWITCH WAS DAMAGED AS IT WAS REPLACED AT THE TIME THE GEARBOX WAS REPLACED. THE SWITCH IS IN AN AREA THAT IS DIFFICULT TO REACH THEREFORE MAKING THE RIGGING ALSO DIFFICULT.