Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
September 11, 2019
Submitted
September 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26RZ
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC134
Aircraft time
23,959 hours, 34,566 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO KAVP LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE WAS SELECTED INTO DOWN POSITION, THE LG SYSTEM DID NOT RESPONSE AND NO DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION. AFTER 10 SECONDS, THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE WAS BROUGHT BACK INTO UP POSITION AND INITIATED GO AROUND AND CLIMBED TO 4000 FEET. CREW CONTACTED ATC AND REQUESTED DIVERTING FOR HAVING GEAR ISSUE, ATC APPROVED AND SWITCHED OVER TO CONTROL CENTER THEN DIRECTED TO KALB AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY CONTROL CENTER. DESCENDING, CREW REQUESTED TOWER FLYBY FOR GEAR EXTENSION VERIFICATION. GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED BY FOLLOWING THE CHECKLIST AND SUCCESSFULLY GOT 3 GREEN INDICATION WITH VISUAL VERIFICATION FROM LEFT MAIN GEAR AND TOWER VERIFIED ALL 3 GEARS. AIRCRAFT SAFELY LANDED AT KALB WITH NO ISSUE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE - INSPECTED LANDING GEAR, NO FLUID LEAKS NOTED. INSPECTED HYDRAULIC POWER PACK CONNECTIONS, INSPECTED GEAR UP PRESSURE SWITCH, GEAR UP DOWN SOLENOIDS AND LANDING GEAR RELAY. NO DEFECTS NOTED. JACKED AIRCRAFT PERFORMED SIX UP DOWN CYCLES PER THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-30-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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