What was found
THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND WHEN SELECTED. THE PILOT MANUALLY PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN AND LANDED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LT UP-LIMIT ELECTRICAL SWITCH HAD PHYSICALLY BROKEN, OPENING THE CIRCUIT TO THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL.
- Difficulty date
- October 28, 2008
- Submitted
- October 31, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N197GA
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Aircraft serial
- UB16
- Aircraft time
- 36,190 hours, 49,926 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Limit Switch
- Part number
- H111541
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Landing Gear
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- P
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.