Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Beech C99

Difficulty date
May 30, 2025
Submitted
June 4, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204AF
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U204
Aircraft time
25,160 hours, 31,492 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 700
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

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT PROPERLY ON TAKEOFF. THIS WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT, AND THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST WAS PERFORMED TO INCLUDE A MANUAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. THE TOWER REPORTED VIA VISUAL CONFIRMATION THAT THE FAILURE WAS TO THE NOSE AND LEFT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES NOT RETRACTING AND STOWING PROPERLY. MAINTENANCE IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF CONFIRMING AND TROUBLESHOOTING THE REPORTED DISCREPANCY AT THIS TIME.

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