Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 3, 2007
Submitted
January 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N140ZV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE140
Aircraft time
22,598 hours, 32,777 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
404EN16
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

WHEN CREW EXTENDED GEAR FOR LANDING THE RIGHT GEAR INDICATOR DIDN'T COME ON. THE BULBS WERE CHECKED WITH THE PRESS TO TEST AND FOUND TO BE GOOD. CREW REQUESTED A MISSED APPROACH TO RUN GEAR LIGHT CHECKLIST PROCEDURES. BOTH MAIN GEAR WERE VISUALLY VERIFIED TO BE DOWN AND COMPARED TO MAKE SURE BOTH AT THE SAME CONFIGURATION. THE EMERGENCY GEAR SYSTEM WAS USED TO VERIFY GEAR WAS DOWN WITH POSITIVE PRESSURE. THE CREW LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. IT WAS DETERMINED THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH HAD FAILED.

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