Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 27, 2018
Submitted
December 28, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258AF
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK129
Aircraft time
8,418 hours, 6,540 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Engine time
2,127 hours
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING LANDING AND GEAR EXTENSION ON A FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED "WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN ON APPROACH TO LANDING THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH AND ONLY THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. WE COMPLETED THE "ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION" CHECK LIST WITH A SUCCESSFUL GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION AND LANDED. DURING POST FLIGHT WE OBSERVED HYDRAULIC FLUID FROM VENT AREA NEAR THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE GEAR." THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO WORK ON THIS AIRCRAFT. A FOLLOW UP SDR WILL BE FILED FOLLOWING REPAIR.

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