Service difficulty report · Uplock · Raythn 400ARAYTHEON

Difficulty date
November 28, 2008
Submitted
June 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N180QS
Make and model
Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
Aircraft serial
RK469
Aircraft time
18 hours, 19 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Out Of Adjust
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

RED GEAR HANDLE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. INSTALLED HYD MULE AND JACKED ACFT. VISUALLY INSPECTED GEAR NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING GEAR PREOPERATIONAL CHECK IAW MM 32-00-00 AND FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT LOCK IN THE UP POSITION, GEAR HANDLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BOTH MAIN GEAR DOORS REMAINED OPEN. SHUT HYDS OFF AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE NOSEWHEEL DROPPED. DISCONNECTED NOSE GEAR DOOR LINKAGE AND CHECKED RIGGING OF THE NOSE GEAR UPLOCK MECHANISM. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK ASSY ADJUSTMENT. CONNECTED NOSE GEAR DOORS. LANDING GEAR PREOPERATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM 32-00-00, 32-20-00 AND 32-30-00. LOWERED ACFT AND REMOVED HYD MULE.