SDR 60419

Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
April 8, 2004
Submitted
April 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE178
Aircraft time
19,701 hours, 27,940 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON LANDING APPROACH IN EYW. AIRCRAFT LOST ALL INDICATION ON POSITION OF RT LANDING GEAR. CREW ABORTED LANDING. CYCLED GEAR AND GOT THREE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. CLEANED DOWNLOCK SWITCHES. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION TEST. COULD NOT DUPLICATE AFTER MANY CYCLES. OPS CK NORMAL

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