Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech B99

Difficulty date
October 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B99
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Switch
Condition
Stuck
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF ABORTED AT ROTATIONAL SPEED DUE TO GEAR SAFETY HOOK FLICKERING AND HORN SOUNDING. UPON RETURN TO RAMP, IT WAS NOTED THE ELEVATOR STAB WAS OUT OF TRIM FOR TAKEOFF AND THE HORN STOPPED SOUNDING AS SOON AS THE POWER LEVERS WERE RETARDED. PILOT CONFIRMED HE HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS ON GEAR THE FULL TIME. AT ROTATIONAL SPEED, THE SQUAT SWITCH WOULD HAVE BEEN AT ITS THRESHOLD FOR BEING MADE AND IT WOULD HAVE GONE AWAY ON SWITCH DISCONNECT. PROBLEM ATTRIBUTED TO MOMENTARY STICKING OF SWITCH DURING ROLL-OUT. SWITCH CLEANED AND SYSTEM CHECKED SERVICEABLE.

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