Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech B200GT

Difficulty date
April 18, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200GT
Aircraft time
2,248 hours
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
1013646289
Condition
Failed
Location
Nose Gear
Part time
1,291 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN/LOCK INDICATION ILLUMINATED THEN WENT OUT WHILE ON APPROACH.AIRCRAFT ABORTED APPROACH AND WENT AROUND LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH AND LANDED SAFELY. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE HANGAR THE LIGHT WAS AGAIN OUT. AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT INTO HANGAR AND JACKED, GEAR WAS SWUNG AND NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. SYSTEM WAS TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH. FAULTY SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND RIGGED IAW AMM. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC# 20190424027)

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