Service difficulty report · Door · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 22, 2005
Submitted
November 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK42
Aircraft time
6,484 hours, 5,460 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Door
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg
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

WITH LANDING GEAR IN UP POSITION GEAR DOOR LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. WHILE AC WAS BEING RETURNED. A LOW-PASS WAS FLOWN PAST TOWER AND CONFIRMED SOMETHING WAS HANGING DOWN FROM AC. TOWER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, CREW PERFORMED A MANUAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION IN AN UNSUCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO GET GEAR DOOR TO CLOSE. A SOFT LANDING WAS MADE. IB LT MAIN GEAR DOOR WAS CONFIRMED TO BE HANGING DOWN. HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON IB LT MAIN GEAR DOOR AND LT GEAR DOOR UPLOCK ROLLER. UPLOCK HOOK AND SWITCH WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. UPLOCK HOOK AND SWITCH WERE ADJUSTED, AND LT MLG DOOR WAS REPLACED. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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