Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech B300

Difficulty date
December 12, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft time
5,024 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
1013646281
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
4,969 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) NO RT MAIN GEAR GREEN INDICATION ON APPROACH, GEAR RECYCLED BUT STILL NO INDICATION. ACFT DIVERTED TO MAINTENANCE BASE, EMERGENCY HAND PUMP USED TO LOWER GEAR AND GREEN INDICATION WORKED, ACFT LANDED SAFELY WITH 3 GREEN INDICATION AND TAXIED BACK TO MAINTENANCE HANGAR. MAINTENANCE GEAR SWINGS CARRIED OUT WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT FOUND INTERMITTENT CONTACT IN RT GEAR DOWN LOCK MICROSWITCH, PN 101-364628-1. SWITCH REPLACED AND GEAR SWINGS CARRIED OUT WITH NO INDICATION PROBLEMS.

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