Service difficulty report · Spring · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
September 9, 2012
Submitted
September 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK409
Aircraft time
3,150 hours, 2,976 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Spring
Part number
45A97354003
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,150 hours, 2,976 cycles
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

AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED, NOTICED RED IN TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND ALL GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS WERE OUT. TOWER REPORTED NOSE AND MAIN GEAR APPEARED TO BE RETRACTED BUT BOTH MAIN GEAR DOORS WERE EXTENDED. COMPLIED WITH CHECKLIST, GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. ACCOMPLISHED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS WITH FULL PRESSURE WITH NO DUPLICATION OF SQUAWK, REDUCED HYD PRESSURE AND FOUND NOSE GEAR FAILED TO LOCK IN THE UP POSITION CAUSING THE MAIN GEAR DOORS TO NOT COME UP. ADJUSTED NOSE GEAR UP LOCK HOOK OVER CENTER LINKAGE, REPLACED NOSE GEAR UP LOCK SPRINGS WITH NEW SPRINGS PN 45A97354-003. RANG OUT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR UP LOCK SWITCHES, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. INSPECTED MAIN GEAR UP LOCK ADJUSTMENTS, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTES. ACCOMPLISHED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED REF: MM 32-20-00, AND 32-10-00.

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