SDR SWIA95733

Service difficulty report · Lighting Panel · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
May 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2685L
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC648
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Lighting Panel
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Gear Handle
Stage of operation
CL
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

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. CHECKED CIRCUIT BREAKERS, TRIED OVER RIDE, STILL WOULD NOT RETRACT. EMERGENCY VALVE WAS PINNED AFT. FOUND OVER RIDE BUTTON FOR GEAR HANDLE BINDING ON FROM LIGHTING PANEL CAUSING HANDLE NOT TO MOVE. REPOSITIONED FRONT PANEL, SWUNG GEAR TEN TIMES AND OPS CHECK GOOD.