Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
February 26, 2013
Submitted
March 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438CR
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB438
Aircraft time
15,601 hours, 14,415 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Switch
Part number
V3101D8
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Throttle
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, ENROUTE, AFTER FLIGHT CREW INITIATED CLIMBOUT AND RETRACTED LANDING GEAR, CREW OBSERVED ALL GREEN LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISHED BUT THE RED HANDLE LIGHT (GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT) WAS ILLUMINATED. CREW OPTED TO CYCLE GEAR ONCE MORE AND OBSERVED RED LIGHT EXTINGUISH MOMENTARILY, BUT WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN WITH THE GEAR UP. CREW REPORTED HEARING POPPING SOUND WHILE GEAR WAS BEING RETRACTED. ON ARRIVAL INTO AIRSPACE, CREW NOTIFIED APPROACH OF ISSUE AND FOLLOWED CHECKLIST FOR GEAR INDICATION FAILURE. GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED IAW APPROVED CHECKLIST. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST LANDING VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED NO NOTICEABLE FAULTS OR FAILURES. FOUND THROTTLE SWITCH TO BE INTERMITTENT. REPLACED THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH WITH NEW PART. OPS CHECK GOOD.