Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
September 28, 2009
Submitted
September 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N208GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE208
Aircraft time
28,364 hours, 33,998 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
H111541
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR RETURN - PILOTS REPORTED THE THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RAISE AFTER TAKE OFF. RED UNSAFE LIGHTS WERE ON. PILOTS RECYCLED THE GEAR THEN IT WOULD NOT LWR. GEAR WAS MANUALLY PUMPED DOWN AND GOT 3 GREEN LIGHTS AND RED HANDLE LIGHTS WERE OUT. MX REMOVED AN REPLACED THE RT UPLOCK SWITCH AS REQUIRED. ADJUSTED UPLOCK SWITCH AND PERFORMED A HYD OPS CHECK IAW MM 32-60-00.

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