Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
April 8, 2005
Submitted
April 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N477LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK377
Aircraft time
885 hours, 746 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
MS243311
Part serial
NA
Condition
No Indication
Location
Rt 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

KDAL TRIP ID NR 813053, CREW REPORTED THAT THEY RECEIVED A UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION FOR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WITH NO GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE GEAR HANDLE LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED. GEAR WAS CYCLED ONCE WITH NO CHANGE IN GEAR DOWN INDICATION. AN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION, AND AIRCRAFT MANEUVERS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN INDICATION. THE GEAR INDICATION ILLUMINATED ON THE 2 MILE FINAL APPROACH AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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