Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech B200

Difficulty date
August 3, 2005
Submitted
August 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N203LG
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB926
Aircraft time
7,574 hours, 7,177 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
1CH25
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
707 hours, 1,054 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, RT MAIN GEAR DID NOT INDICATE IT WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. DUE TO SERV AT DESTINATION AIRPORT, A/C RETURNED TO ORIG AIRPORT. PILOT CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, UNABLE TO GET A DOWN AND LOCK IND ON RT MAIN GEAR. PILOT DID A MANUAL EXTENSION OF GEAR AND RT GEAR LIGHT CAME ON. A/CT LANDED W/O INCIDENT. A/C WAS THEN JACKED AND AFTER RESETTING MANUAL GEAR SYSTEM GEAR WAS CYCLED AND PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED. RT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCK SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE INTERMITTENT. SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND SYS CHECKED GOOD. THE SWITCH WAS MANUFACTURED BY MICRO-SWITCH OUT OF FREEPORT, IL. THE SWITCH HAS TWO PART NUMBERS. RAYTHEON NUMBER IS 100-381006-1, MANUF P/N 1CH25. MFR CODE ON SWITCH IS 91929 0335.

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