Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
March 2, 2005
Submitted
March 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N689TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK327
Aircraft time
3,110 hours, 2,561 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
MS243311
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

KDET - KIND DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 IN KIND, THE GEAR HANDLE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED RED WITH ALL THREE GEAR INDICATORS SHOWING DOWN AND LOCKED. GEAR WAS CYCLED THREE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE TOWER HAD CONFIRMED AT LEAST ONE MAIN GEAR DOOR WAS NOT UP. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE USED TO BLOW THE GEAR DOOR TO THE UP POSITION. THE PROCEDURE RESULTED IN THE GEAR HANDLE LIGHT EXTINGUISHING, AND THE DOORS BEING UP. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE IN KIND. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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