Service difficulty report · Indicator · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
September 9, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
15,503 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Indicator
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
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 FLIGHT TRAINING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THERE WAS NO RT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT. AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS CARRIED OUT. RT MAIN GEAR LIGHT STILL NOT ILLUMINATED. LAMP TEST CARRIED OUT WITH GEAR HANDLE RED INTRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOTS WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE LIGHT HOLDER TO INSPECT BULBS. EMERGENCY LANDING DECLARED. LANDING GEAR VISUALLY CHECKED DURING A CIRCUIT BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT EVENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSTALLED GEAR PINS AND TOWED AIRCRAFT BACK TO HANGER. FAULTY BULB REPLACED AND SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS CARRIED OUT. NO FAULTS FOUND. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN LESS EVENTFUL IF THE PILOTS WERE MORE EASILY ABLE TO REMOVE

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