Service difficulty report · Socket · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
April 3, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
11,531 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Socket
Part number
MS250413
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg Indicator
Part time
11,701 hours, 11,809 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW COULD NOT GET A LT GREEN GEAR LOCKED INDICATION ON APPROACH. UPON APPROACH LT MAIN GEAR GREEN INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALL GEAR RIGGING INSPECTED AND TESTED IAW M/M WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND THE LT MAIN INDICATOR LIGHT SOCKET TO HAVE ITERMITTENT CONTACT ON PIN NR 2. REMAINDER OF WIRE INSPECTED AND TESTED FROM INDICATOR TO DOWNLOCK SWITCH WITH NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED PENDING SATISFACTORY TEST FLIGHT. CREW REPORTS NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.