SDR K5LA620J

Service difficulty report · Safety Switch · Beech A200

Difficulty date
August 5, 2003
Submitted
August 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636B
Make and model
Beech A200
Aircraft serial
BC61
Aircraft time
12,798 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Safety Switch
Part number
V31
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER LANDING IT WAS DETERMINED A WIRE ON THE LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY SAFETY SWITCH HAD BEEN BROKEN OFF DURING INSPECTION AND LUBE OF NOSE GEAR CHAIN. JACKING THE AIRCRAFT AND DOING A RETRACT CHECK AFTER LUBING THE CHAIN OR ANY TYPE OF GEAR WORK WOULD PREVENT THIS.

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