Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
December 24, 2019
Submitted
December 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718AF
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC162
Aircraft time
33,760 hours, 41,927 cycles
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKE, THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. PILOT WAS ABOUT TO AIR RETURN BACK TO CVG BUT THE GEAR FINALLY CAME UP. PILOT DIVERTED TO ALB INSTEAD OF ORIGINAL DESTINATION. ON APPROACH THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOT PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, GOT A VISUAL FROM THE TOWER THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN, AND LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT.

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