Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Stbros SD360200

Difficulty date
August 16, 2016
Submitted
August 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N701A
Make and model
Stbros SD360200
Aircraft serial
SH3627
Aircraft time
27,712 hours, 38,656 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65AR
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, FOLLOWING APPROACH CHECKLIST AND SELECTING GEAR DOWN, F/O NOTED THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED RED, WHILE THE GEAR LEFT AND GEAR RIGHT WERE GREEN. AIRCREW REQUESTED DELAYED VECTORS TO ACCOMPLISH REQUIRED CHECKLIST. AFTER PERFORMING APPROPRIATE ACTIONS AND GEAR NOT INDICATING GREEN OR DOWN AND LOCKED, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ATC AUTHORIZED A LOW PASS ON THE RUNWAY, AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL VERIFIED GEAR WAS DOWN. ACFT RE-ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND CONTINUED TO MAKE A SAFE LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. LOCAL MAINTENANCE PINNED THE LANDING GEAR AND PLACED THE LANDING GEAR ON MEL AND DOCUMENTED THE MAINTENANCE LOGS APPROPRIATELY. ACFT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING INSPECTION TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF ERRONEOUS INDICATION.