Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
September 14, 2013
Submitted
September 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1076K
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft serial
LJ1461
Aircraft time
6,127 hours, 8,619 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, PILOT EXTENDED LANDING GEAR AND NOTICED NO GREEN LIGHT ON THE RT MAIN GEAR. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE AN ATTEMPT TO DEPLOY USING EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE. GREEN EXTENDED AND LOCKED LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE BUT THE EMERGENCY HANDLE DID FEEL SOLID AND HELD PRESSURE. LANDED WITH NO PROBLEMS AND ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY MX TO INSURE GEAR WAS IN LOCKED POSITION. MX HAS NOT DISCOVERED REASON FOR GEAR LIGHT FAILURE AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF TROUBLESHOOTING.

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