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Flight crew of BE1900 has gear retraction problem on initial climb. After much effort to determine and correct the problem, they return land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402645 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pqi |
| State Reference | ME |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 402645 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 402644 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During initial climb out from pqi, I selected the gear handle to the up position and the gear relay circuit breaker popped. The landing gear failed to retract and the 3 green gear down and locked lights remained illuminated. We continued to climb through 1500 ft AGL and departed the pqi traffic area. On initial contact with ZBW we advised them we may need to return to pqi. We referenced the beechcraft abnormal checklist and didn't find our specific situation, but used it as a guide. We called the company station personnel and had them call maintenance control. Maintenance told us to put gear handle down and reset the gear relay circuit breaker once. We put the gear handle down and reset the circuit breaker. The gear position indicators were still indicating 3 green down and locked. We referenced the BE1900 cfm landing gear down and locked verification procedures. All 6 verification procedures indicated the landing gear was down and locked. We visually confirmed the gear was down. We called pqi station and told them we were returning to the field. ZBW cleared us for a visual approach to pqi airport. The landing was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF BE1900 HAS GEAR RETRACTION PROB ON INITIAL CLB. AFTER MUCH EFFORT TO DETERMINE AND CORRECT THE PROB, THEY RETURN LAND.
Narrative: DURING INITIAL CLBOUT FROM PQI, I SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POS AND THE GEAR RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE LNDG GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE 3 GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. WE CONTINUED TO CLB THROUGH 1500 FT AGL AND DEPARTED THE PQI TFC AREA. ON INITIAL CONTACT WITH ZBW WE ADVISED THEM WE MAY NEED TO RETURN TO PQI. WE REFED THE BEECHCRAFT ABNORMAL CHKLIST AND DIDN'T FIND OUR SPECIFIC SIT, BUT USED IT AS A GUIDE. WE CALLED THE COMPANY STATION PERSONNEL AND HAD THEM CALL MAINT CTL. MAINT TOLD US TO PUT GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND RESET THE GEAR RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER ONCE. WE PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE GEAR POS INDICATORS WERE STILL INDICATING 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED. WE REFED THE BE1900 CFM LNDG GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED VERIFICATION PROCS. ALL 6 VERIFICATION PROCS INDICATED THE LNDG GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. WE VISUALLY CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. WE CALLED PQI STATION AND TOLD THEM WE WERE RETURNING TO THE FIELD. ZBW CLRED US FOR A VISUAL APCH TO PQI ARPT. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.