Service difficulty report · Socket · Beech A100A

Difficulty date
June 15, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100A
Aircraft time
18,459 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Socket
Part number
MS250413
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 GEAR DOWN SELECTION, FLIGHT CREW DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT INDICATION OF RIGHT MAIN GEAR BEING DOWN & LOCKED. NO GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. AFTER WIGGLING THE LIGHT SOCKET, RIGHT MAIN GEAR GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING DOWN & LOCKED. CREW DID A LOW FLY BY FOR VISUAL INSPECTION OF GEAR BY GND CREWS. UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS COMPLETED. THE LIGHT SOCKET WAS REPLACED & FUNCTION TESTED SERVICEABLE.