Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
July 26, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft time
3,381 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Part
Switch
Part number
MS213212
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
7 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION, GEAR HORN SOUNDING WHILE 3 GREEN INDICATING AND RED LIGHT OUT IN GEAR HANDLE ON GO AROUND. LEFT GEAR DID NOT INDICATE RETRACTIION. TROUBLESHOOTING PROVED THAT THE SWITCH, PN MS21321-2, WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. FAILED TO SHOW GEAR UP WHEN GEAR WAS UP. REPLACED WITH NEW SWITCH FROM SAME SUPPLIER AND IT ALSO FAILED OPS TEST AT INSTALL. SECOND SDR 20130729019. THIRD SWITCH FROM DIFFERENT MFG INSTALLED AND IS WORKING PROPERLY.

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