Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
January 18, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
15,723 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
1003810061
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN ON APPROACH THE LANDING GEAR LOWERED AND THERE WAS NO GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ON THE NLG. THE PILOT USED THE CHECKLIST AND DETERMINED IT WAS AN INDICATION ISSUE AND THAT THE GEAR WAS ACTUALLY LOCKED. AFTER A BRIEF TIME DELAY THE GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A FAULTY NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS FUNCTION TESTED ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.