Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech C99

Difficulty date
February 13, 2009
Submitted
February 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N190WA
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U207
Aircraft time
22,357 hours, 33,332 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
404EN16
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

FLIGHT 1046 MHT-PQI UPON SELECTING GEAR DOWN THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE IN-TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND, ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE GEAR AND EXECUTED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST. THE PILOT THEN NOTIFIED ATC OF THE SITUATION AND DECLARED AND EMERGENCY. THE PILOT ALSO MADE A LOW PASS AT THE AIRPORT AND WITNESSES REPORTED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN, NOT OFFSET AND WAS NOT MOVING. THE PILOT THEN LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATED THE AIRCRAFT, ADJUSTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH 1.5 TURN AND CYCLED THE GEAR MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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