Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
September 30, 2023
Submitted
October 9, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116SK
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Aircraft serial
116
Aircraft time
11,240 hours, 12,919 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Engine time
5,703 hours, 6,503 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
E
Part serial
70006108
Condition
Faulted
Part time
684 hours
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

UPON RETRACTING LANDING GEAR ON TAKEOFF, I NOTED BOTH MAIN GEAR INDICATIONS REMAINED RED. I CYCLED GEAR, RESULT WAS INDICATION OF GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED WITH GEAR LEVER IN BOTH UP AND DOWN SELECTION. THIS WAS AN ABNORMAL SITUATION. BEING THAT I HAD JUST DEPARTED THE AIRPORT AND WAS UNSURE OF THE MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES CAUSE; I FELT IT PRUDENT TO RETURN TO BASE. I CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED 3 DIFFERENT WAYS AS WELL AS FLYING BY THE TOWER FOR A VISUAL CONFIRMATION. TOWER INDICATED HE SAW 3 GEAR DOWN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.