Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
May 19, 2005
Submitted
May 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK161
Aircraft time
6,385 hours, 5,091 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
41HE16
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Gear Door
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
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

CREW REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING GEAR EXTENSION THEY RECEIVED 3 GREEN LIGHTS ALONG WITH 2 RED LIGHTS IN GEAR HANDLE. GEAR WAS CYCLED, AND THE SAME INDICATION WAS OBSERVED. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND AND TOWER COMMUNICATED THAT THE GEAR AND GEAR DOORS APPEARED TO BE DOWN. CREW TESTED LANDING GEAR AURAL WARNING AND DID NOT RECEIVE THE WARNING HORN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED. THE RED GEAR HANDLE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WHILE ON TAXI, THE RED LIGHTS IN THE GEAR HANDLE HAD EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A DEFECTIVE IB LT GEAR DOOR SWITCH. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK PROVED GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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