Service difficulty report · Door · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
February 3, 2011
Submitted
February 4, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N149QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK473
Aircraft time
1,967 hours, 1,888 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Rig
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

AFTER DEPARTURE, FLIGHT CREW NOTED RED WARNING LIGHT IN LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, LANDING NORMAL. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF RETRACTION/EXTENSION SYS, AT REDUCED (950 PSI) PRESSURE NOTED NLG DOORS RIGGED EXCESSIVELY TIGHT. RE-ADJUSTED THE NOSE GEAR DOORS RIGGING IAW THE HBC SERIES MM 32-20-00 AND NOTED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENSION SYS OPS NORMAL. RECOMMEND NOSE GEAR AND DOORS RIGGING BE DONE CLOSELY AS NOTED IN THE MM AS COLD WEATHER AND WINTER OPERATIONS SEEM TO AGGRAVATE ANY LANDING GEAR MISRIGGING.

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