Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech B100

Difficulty date
August 18, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B100
Aircraft time
10,616 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE3316252B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4TN5
Part
Switch
Part number
V31
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O PILOT REPORT THAT THE GEAR WILL NOT COME IN. HE FLEW THE ACFT GEAR DOWN AND RETURN TO MX BASE. SWITCH V3-1 ROUND UNSERVICEABLE IN THE EMERGENCY HANDLE CIRCUIT. SWITCH REPLACED AND RETURN TO SERVICE.

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