Service difficulty report · Door · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
March 2, 2007
Submitted
March 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N122QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK467
Aircraft time
587 hours, 535 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON GEAR RETRACTION RED LIGHT ON GEAR HANDLE REMAINS ON. DRAGGING NOISE HEARD FROM COCKPIT. SOUNDS LIKE GEAR DOORS DID NOT CLOSE. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND CONNECTED MULE AND GROUND POWER UNIT. PERFORMED GEAR CYCLE AND FOUND RIGGING OF NOSE GEAR DOORS PREVENTING NOSE GEAR FROM GOING INTO THE UP AND LOCKED POSITION AT REDUCED HYDRAULIC PRESSURES. RIGGED NOSE GEAR DOORS IAW 400A MM 32-20-00. PERFORMED NUMEROUS GEAR CYCLES WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. SERVICED HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR IAW 400A M/M 12-10-00. DOWNJACKED AIRCRAFT.

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