Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 28, 2005
Submitted
August 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK295
Aircraft time
4,249 hours, 3,522 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
MS243311
Condition
False Indication
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
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, CREW RECEIVED 2 GREEN & NO RED GEAR INDICATIONS. NLG LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE, BUT LIGHT WOULD TEST. NO CHANGE IN GEAR DOWN INDICATION WHEN CREW CYCLED MLG TWICE. TOWER HAD CONFIRMED NLG DOWN DURING A LOW APPROACH, BUT AURAL "TOO LOW GEAR" WARNING CAME ON. NLG GREEN INDICATION DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN USING THE "EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR DOWN" HANDLE. AFTER PUSHING THE "EMERGENCY DOOR CLOSE" HANDLE BACK IN, RED LIGHT DID EXTINGUISH. "TOO LOW GEAR" AURAL WARNING SOUNDED THROUGHOUT FINAL APPROACH & ALL THE WAY TO TOUCHDOWN. AFTER STOWING THRUST REVERSERS, BOTH THRUST REVERSER ARM LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. MX R & R NLGE DOWNLOCK SWITCH. ALL OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE A/C TURNED TO SERVICE.

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