Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
November 17, 2005
Submitted
January 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N100KA
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft serial
B11
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
672EN51
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Mlg
Part time
8,425 hours
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

ON FLIGHT, ON RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE STAYED (RED) INDICATING THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT UP AND STOWED. THE FLIGHT CREW LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR WENT DOWN AND GAVE A SAFE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED, WHERE THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND BY INSP OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM THAT THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT STAYING ON WAS A SHIFT IN THE UP LIMIT MOTOR SWITCH, NOT ALLOWING FULL TRAVEL IN THE UP POSITION. (K)