Service difficulty report · Connector · Beech C99

Difficulty date
March 13, 2012
Submitted
March 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N190WA
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U207
Aircraft time
23,293 hours, 34,644 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Landing Gear
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

WHILE ON APPROACH TO MHT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING AND DID NOT GET AN INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR BEING DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT AND EXTEND GEAR AGAIN WITH SAME RESULT. PILOT DID A GO AROUND AND TRIED TO REPLACE BULB WITH NO CHANGE. PILOT FOLLOWED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND PUMPED GEAR DOWN AND PERFORMED LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE DOWNLOCK INDICATION LIGHTS WAS LOOSE. CONNECTOR WAS INSPECTED AND RE-SECURED AND SYSTEM TESTED PER APPROPRIATE MANUAL. ALL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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