Service difficulty report · Circuit Board · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
December 26, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
35,172 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Circuit Board
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN WITH THE GEAR SAFE ANNUNCIATIONS REMAINING UNLIT. THE LANDING GEAR WAS RECYCLED TO THE DOWN POSITION WITH NO GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. THE CREW ELECTED TO GO AROUND TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION AND WERE CLEARED TO 3000` FOR VECTORS BACK AROUND FOR THE RUNWAY. DURING THE DOWNWIND PHASE OF OUR VECTORS IT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND THE GEAR HANDLE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE CREW DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AND CONTINUED WITH THE APPROACH. THE CREW ADVISED THE TOWER THAT THEY WOULD LIKE EMERGENCY CREWS ADVISED THAT OUR GEAR WAS DOWN BUT THAT ONE OF OUR SAFE INDICATIONS WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND IF THEY COULD BE PLACED ON STANDBY. A LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT). THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE AND FOUND THAT THE ANNUNCIATOR CONTROL PCB WAS AT FAULT. THE SUBJECT PCB WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED SERVICEABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.