Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
January 17, 2024
Submitted
January 24, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418TM
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK475
Aircraft time
8,826 hours, 7,217 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
MS243311
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
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

LH MAIN GEAR DOWN GREEN LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN GEAR DOWN SELECTED. LIGHT WOULD TEST. PERFORMED GEAR EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE. LH GEAR DOWN LIGHT STILL DID NOT ILLUMINATE. LIGHT CAME ON AFTER SHUTDOWN DURING TOW TO FBO. EMERGENCY DECLARED. TROUBLESHOT AND DETERMINED DOWN LOCK SWITCH ( P/N MS24331-1 ) TO BE INTERMITTENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW SWITCH. PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR SWING. OPS CHECK GOOD. WORK DONE IAW HAWKER 400XPMODEL 400AMM SEC 32-30-00

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