Service difficulty report · Structure · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
July 22, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
29,182 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Structure
Condition
Bent
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH PILOT EXTENDED GEAR AND HAD GREEN INDICATION FOR NOSE AND LT MAIN GEAR ONLY, INTRANSIT LIGHT WAS ON FOR RT GEAR. PILOT RECYCLED GEAR AND ALL 3 GREEN INDICATIONS WERE NOW PRESENT. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINT WAS CALLED AS THE RT GEAR DOORS WERE BENT JUST AFT OF THE FRONT HINGE. IT APPEARED THAT THE DOOR WAS HUNG UP ON THE FRONT EDGE OF THE GEAR DOOR AND WAS BENT WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN.