Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
March 26, 2015
Submitted
June 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940JM
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK492
Aircraft time
3,094 hours, 2,801 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
MS243311
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nlg
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

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE CREW HAD REPORTED AN INTERMITTENT , LG UNLOCK ANNUNCIATOR, ILLUMINATING IN FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT THE NLG UPLOCK & DOWNLOCK WERE DEFECTIVE. THE SWITCHES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW PN MS24331-1 & RIGGED IAW THE AMM 32-20-00 & 32-30-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED OK.

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