Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 8, 2004
Submitted
December 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK387
Aircraft time
129 hours, 115 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WHEN SELECTED DOWN. AN ALT EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED AND GEAR EXTENDED. THREE GREEN LIGHTS WERE RECEIVED AFTER THE ALT EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED. AN EMERG WAS DECLARED AND A/C LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. MX T/S THE SYS AND FOUND A CHAFFED WIRE IN LT WHEEL WELL. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED BY USING A SPLICE. WHILE PERFORMING WIRING TROUBLESHOOTING THE RT GEAR DOOR OPEN SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE SWITCH WAS ADJUSTED AND A GEAR SWING CHECK WAS PERFORMED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. THE EMERGENCY NITROGEN BOTTLE IN LEFT NOSE WAS SERVICED. A FLT CHECK WAS COMPLETED WITH NO NOTED DISCREPANCIES. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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