Service difficulty report · Door · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 23, 2012
Submitted
December 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK409
Aircraft time
3,206 hours, 3,030 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RED LIGHT IN GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, TOWER NOTICED AND SAID IT APPEARS TO BE THE RT SIDE. GEAR WAS EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH A GEAR SAFE INDICATION, LANDED NORMALLY. JACKED ACFT AND SWUNG LANDING GEAR. CONFORMED INTRANSIT GEAR FAULT. FOUND NOSE LANDING AFT DOOR ADJUSTED TO TIGHT. ADJUSTED DOOR TO CORRECT TENSION. CHECKED NOSE UPLOCK LOOK FOR CORRECT ADJUSTMENT. RIGGED NOSE UP LOCK SWITCH FOR CORRECT OVERTRAVEL. SAFETIED SWITCH AND GEAR DOOR. PERFORMED MORE THAN 20 FAULT FREE GEAR SWINGS. DOWNJACKED AIRCRAFT. WORK DONE IAW MM 32-20-00-201, 32-30-00-201 AND 32-10-00-201.

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