Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
March 15, 2012
Submitted
March 15, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N442GJ
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK442
Aircraft time
3,731 hours, 3,803 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
1EN6
Condition
Shorted
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,731 hours, 3,803 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ACFT EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT (RED HANDLE) IN FLIGHT, PILOT ATTEMPTED AND WAS ABLE TO CYCLE LANDING GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES, LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. PILOT VARIED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, LANDED ACFT.

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