Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech B300

Difficulty date
December 21, 2019
Submitted
December 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1055
Aircraft time
2,505 hours, 2,711 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
1013841377
Part serial
4667A
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Gear Handle
Part time
2,505 hours, 2,178 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, 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 TAKE-OFF, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED GEAR IN TRANSIT RED ANNUNCIATION AND LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER EXTENDING. CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AND GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN DOWN POSITION. LANDING IN KFRG WAS UNEVENTFUL. EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE STANDING BY. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO KTTN FOR MAINTENANCE. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE SELECTOR SWITCH PER TEXTRON AVIATION RECOMMENDATION. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT.

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