Service difficulty report · Door · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
February 26, 2006
Submitted
February 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK145
Aircraft time
5,480 hours, 4,232 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH INTO CYPQ AFTER THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN THREE GREEN LIGHTS WERE RECEIVED BUT THE GEAR HANDLE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CONFIRMATION WAS MADE BY A FIXED BASE OPERATOR THAT THE LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN WHEN A LOW PASS WAS PERFORMED. THE CREW PULLED THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER AND AN EMERGENCY GEAR DOOR RETRACTION WAS PERFORMED TO CLOSE THE GEAR DOORS. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AFTER THE GEAR DOOR INDICATION EXTINGUISHED AND CONFIRMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT THE DOORS WERE NOW CLOSED.

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