SDR AMWA081219

Service difficulty report · Safety Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
December 6, 2006
Submitted
January 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N159YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE159
Aircraft time
17,959 hours, 27,565 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Safety Switch
Part number
GE327
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FERRT FLIGHT FROM CHS TO CLT FOR MAINTENANCE. ON APPROACH, WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR LANDING, NOSE GEAR DIDNT SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. THE CREW THEN TRIED TO CYCLE THE GEAR A COUPLE TIMES AND ANNUNCIATOR STILL SHOWED NOSE GEAR AS IN TRANSIT. THE CREW THEN TRIED TO PUMP THE NOSE GEAR DOWN MANUALLY, AND STILL RECIEVED NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED A "FLY BY" FOR THE TOWER TO CONFIRM THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THEY THEN LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR SAFE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT BULB. ALL OPERATIONS OPS CHECKED NORMAL AT THAT TIME.

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