Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Raythn 400ARAYTHEON

Difficulty date
November 22, 2024
Submitted
January 6, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489AM
Make and model
Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
Aircraft serial
RK433
Aircraft time
6,688 hours, 6,067 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
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

AFTER TAKE-OFF AND GEAR UP SELECTION THE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CREW CYCLED THE GEAR WITH THE SAME RESULT. THEY RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND ON GEAR DOWN SELECTION HAD THREE GREEN INDICATED WITH NO RED UNSAFE LIGHT. THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR AND FOUND NO ANOMALIES. THEY CLEANED AND TESTED THE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCHED AND NO FAULTS WERE FOUND.