SDR AMWA044616

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
October 30, 2002
Submitted
November 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N231YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE231
Aircraft time
14,835 hours, 20,574 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
11238002223
Part serial
442
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
4,559 hours, 4,364 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON LANDING, FLIGHT 5533, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ANNUNCIATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE IN GEAR DOWN POSITION. THE BULB WAS THEN CHECKED WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE OKAY. THE CREW MANUALLY LOWERED THE GEAR PER THE CHECKLIST. THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR/SWUNG GEAR.

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