Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 6, 2007
Submitted
November 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N138QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK492
Aircraft time
562 hours, 541 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

RED LIGHT IN MLG HANDLE STAYS ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. JACKED ACFT & INSTALLED HYD MULE. CHECKED MLG UPLOCK ASSY'S & ADJUSTED RT MLG UPLOCK IAW MM 32-30-00. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWINGS WHILE SLOWLY REDUCING HYD PRESSURE. AT 1200 PSI RED HANDLE MLG LIGHT STAYED ON & BOTH MLG DOORS REMAINED OPEN. WITH HYD PRESSURE STILL APPLIED BOTH MLG REMAINED RETRACTED WITH MLG DOORS OPEN. PULLED ON NLG DOORS & NLG EXTENDED. CHECKED RIGGING OF NLG UPLOCK ASSY & ADJUSTED PER MM 32-30-00. POWERED UP HYD SYS & ACCOMPLISHED MLG FUNCTIONAL TEST PER MM 32-00-00. POWERED UP HYD SYS & ACCOMPLISHED MLG FUNCTIONAL TEST PER MM 32-00-00 NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED ACFT FROM JACKS & REMOVED HYD MULE. CHECKED SERVICE OF HYD RESERVOIR, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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