Service difficulty report · Handle · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
September 15, 2007
Submitted
September 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N154QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK509
Aircraft time
323 hours, 322 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Handle
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

RT MLG LIGHT OUT & RED GEAR HANDLE ILLUMINATED DURING APPROACH. STAYS ON WHILE ON GROUND. CHECKED RT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH, RT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH & RT MLG DOOR CLOSE SWITCH, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. VISUALLY NOTED RT MLG NOT LOCKED. JACKED RT WING. PUSHED LOCK IN PLACE & FOUND IT TO BE STIFF. DISCONNECTED RT MLG UNLOCK ACTUATOR & FOUND LOCK MECHANISM BINDING. REMOVED RT DOWNLOCK SWITCH FROM BRACKET. REMOVED SWITCH BRACKET & FOUND PAINT IN HOLE LOCK PIVOT PIN PASSES THRU. REMOVED PAINT & REINSTALLED ACT. VERIFIED EMERGENCY MLG DOWN HANDLE & EMERGENCY MLG DOOR UP HANDLES PUSHED IN. RESAFTIED HANDLES. SERVICED EMERGENCY PNEUMATIC GEAR BLOW BOTTLE. JACKED ACFT & CYCLED MLG 15 TIMES, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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