Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
July 25, 2012
Submitted
July 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N331SB
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Aircraft serial
SH3015
Aircraft time
24,188 hours, 30,852 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AND UPON RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, THE RT NOSE GEAR INDICATED UP AND LOCKED AND THE LT MAIN GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND 3 DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. AT NO TIME WAS A GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION RECEIVED. INSPECTED LANDING GEAR SYSTEM VISUALLY WITH NO STRUCTURAL DEFECTS NOTED. OPEN