Service difficulty report · Uplock · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
January 3, 2008
Submitted
January 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N138QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK492
Aircraft time
636 hours, 601 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Out Of Adjust
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

LANDING GEAR IN TRANSIT / UNSAFE LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH AFTER LANDING GEAR RETREACTION. ACCESSED CONNECTORS P271 AND P272. OHMED OUT DOOR CLOSED SWITCH & UPLOCK SWITCH PER WDM 32-61-01-02 NO DEFECTS NOTED. JACKED ACFT & INSTALLED HYDRAULIC MULE. ACCOMPLISHED MLG FUNCTIONAL TEST/PREOPS CHECKS. ON PERFORMING PREOPS CHECKS AT 950 PSI & 2.0 GPM EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE HANDLE INDICATION WITH BOTH MLG DOORS OPEN. DROPPED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO ZERO & NOTED NLG AND RT MLG GEAR DROP OUT OF WELL. CHECKED & ADJUSTED NLG UPLOCK & RT MLG UPLOCK PER MM 32-20-00 & 32-30-00. REPEATED PREOPS CHECKS AT 950 PSI & 2.0 GPM SEVERAL TIMES, NO FAULTS INDICATED. ACCOMPLISHED OPS CHECKS. SERVICED RESERVOIR.

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