Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
April 8, 2002
Submitted
April 15, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft time
2,686 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
903610373
Condition
Open
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING DESCENT APPROACH FOR LANDING, PILOTS SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND RECEIVED A DOWN LOCK INDICATION FOR NOSE GEAR AND LT MAIN GEAR, NO DOWN LOCK INDICATION FOR RT MAIN GEAR. WITH THROTTLES AT FLIGHT IDLE THERE WAS NO GEAR HORN, NO IN TRANSIT LIGHT. PILOTS RESELECTED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS. IT WAS DETERMINED BY MAINTENANCE THAT THE GEAR PROBLEM WAS INDICATION ONLY. THE PILOTS HAD TOWER CONFIRM THAT THE RT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE FOUND THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH CONTACTS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDICATION HAD FAILED, (OPEN CIRCUIT).

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