Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech A100

Difficulty date
November 22, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
17,541 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
1003810061
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
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

(CAN) ON APPROACH, GEAR SELECTED DOWN, NOSE WHEEL LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. CHECKED BULB AND CYCLED GEAR AGAIN WITH NO SUCCESS. LIGHT EVENTUALLY ILLUMINATED BY ITSELF. MAINTENANCE REPLACED WIRES AND TERMINAL LUGS ON NOSE LIGHT SOCKET, CLEANED DOWN LOCK SWITCH, CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. AFTER THE FIRST ACTIONS FOR THE NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION, THE A/C HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN ON THE NEXT FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE CHANGED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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