Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
March 5, 2019
Submitted
March 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383JP
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB615
Aircraft time
14,532 hours, 13,853 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED ON FINAL DEPARTURE FOR THE DAY RETURNING TO HOME BASE. ON LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, THE LANDING GEAR MOVEMENT STOPPED PRIOR TO COMPLETE RETRACTION AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR TRIPPED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED PER CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND PROPER DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT INBOARD LANDING GEAR DOOR HAD CONTACTED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING RETRACTION AND MINOR DEFORMATION AT THE DOOR CONTACT POINT WAS NOTED. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WERE PREVAILING DURING THE SUBJECT TAKE-OFF. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN REPOSITIONED TO A CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION UNDER SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO ACCOMPLISH FURTHER INSPECTION AND REPAIRS.