Service difficulty report · Indicator · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
October 16, 2008
Submitted
May 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK490
Aircraft time
962 hours, 915 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 THE RED LIGHT IN THE MLG HANDLE REMAINED ON & GREEN LIGHT IN THE NOSE INDICATOR REMAINED ON. THERE WAS ALSO ABNORMAL WIND NOISE & VIBRATON IN RUDDER PEDALS. MLG EXTENDED & INDICATED NORMAL LANDING. EXTENDED & INDICATED NORMAL. LANDING NORMAL. PLACED ACFT ON JACKS DISCONNECTED BOTH NLG DOORS TO INSPECT NLG MECHANISM NO DISCREPANCY NOTED. CYCLED MLG SYS SEVERAL TIMES & DURING OPS CHECK OF NLG SYS VERIFIED PROPER ENGAGEMENT OFF UPLOCK & DOWNLOCK SWITCHES, SWITCHED CHECKED GOOD. REINSTALLED DOORS AND PERFORMED FINAL OPS CHECK OF NLG SYS. CHECKED LOWER NLG STRUT FOR PROPER PSI, ALL CHECKS OF THE NLG SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 32-00-00.

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