Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
July 16, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft time
1,889 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
903610373
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
2,182 hours
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) PILOTS WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO APPROACHES WHEN ON THE 6TH TAKE-OFF, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT UPON SELECTING GEAR HANDLE UP. PILOTS ALERTED THE TOWER AND THE BELLS SOUNDED AT APPROX 14:45 LOCAL. THE ACFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TOWER NOTIFIED THAT THE ACFT WAS SECURED AT 14:58 HRS LOCAL. MX JACKED THE ACFT AND PERFORMED SEVERAL LANDING GEAR CYCLES AND NOTED THAT WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE HYD PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN UNTIL THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. MX ISOLATED THE FAULT TO THE LT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, AND SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS CARRIED OUT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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