Service difficulty report · Indicator · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
November 4, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
29,708 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE3313UW
Part
Indicator
Part number
278218697
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH TO YXM WHEN GEAR SELECTED DOWN NOSEGEAR FAILED TO EXTEND, LT & RT MAIN INDICATED DOWN & LOCKED. DUE TO POOR WEATHER & BETTER FACILITIES CREW ELECTED TO PROCEED TO THEIR ALT OF YTH. WHEN LDG GEA R AGAIN SELECTED DOWN ATYTH, TOWER CONFIRMED THAT MAINS WERE DOWN BUT NOSE GEAR STILL IN WHEELWELL. TIME, HOWEVER, NO GEAR DOWN IND. FOR ANY OF GEAR. EMERG EXTENSION PERFORMED, EXTENDING ALL THE GEAR BUT STILL NO GEAR DOWN IND. FLY BY CONFIRMED ALL GEAR WERE DOWN & A/C LANDED W/O INCID. THE LDG GEAR IND REPL, RESTORING GEAR DOWN IND..A SUBSEQUENT TEST & INSP OF LDG GEAR COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR.