Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech C99

Difficulty date
February 24, 2009
Submitted
February 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N190WA
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U207
Aircraft time
22,366 hours, 39,716 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
1003810061
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLIGHT 10271 MHT-PWM ON APPROACH PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE GEAR. THE GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR AND RECEIVED THE SAME INDICATION. THE PILOT ADVISED THE CONTROL TOWER AND PERFORMED A LOW APPROACH. THE TOWER VISUALLY VERIFIED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE PILOT THEN MADE AND APPROACH AND LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND WAS TOWED TO PARKING BY RAMP PERSONNEL. MAINTENANCE EVALUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH PN100-381006-1 (ALT PN 1CH-25). MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SEVERAL OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE GEAR WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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