Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
May 12, 2007
Submitted
May 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139ZV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE139
Aircraft time
25,171 hours, 33,733 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg Handle
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH WHEN CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN THE LANDING GEAR RELAY CONTROL CB TRIPPED WHEN THE GEAR WAS HALFWAY DOWN. CREW ABORTED THE APPROACH AND MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR. CREW LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. ALL WIRING & COMPONENTS IN THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS INSPECTED, ALL 3 GEAR, ACTUATORS, SHUTTTLE VALVE, LEADING EDGE WIRING, NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR OCF, CREW NOTED THE PROBLEM COULD BE REPEATED WHILE IN 15 DEGREE LEFT BANK, FOUND BAD SWITCH & LOOSE SPRING IN LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE. REPLACED LANDING GEAR HANDLE ASSEMBLY, SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD.

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