Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
May 6, 2009
Submitted
May 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N100UX
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE100
Aircraft time
33,411 hours, 39,195 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nlg
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

PILOTS REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THEY RETRACTED THE GEAR AND THE GEAR HANDLE REMAINED ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE NOSE GEAR UP LOCK SWITCH AND OPS CK WAS GOOD IAW MM 32-60-00. PERFORMED EXTENSION/RETRACTION TEST.

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