Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 28, 2005
Submitted
January 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK108
Aircraft time
4,219 hours, 3,515 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
5EN16
Condition
False Indication
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER MLG RETRACTION, RED UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED A FLY-BY OF TOWER & ADVISED RT MLG DOOR DOWN. A/C LANDED W/O INCIDENT. RT MLG DOOR REMAINED DOWN. MX REPLACED RT MLG DOOR. DOOR & UPLOCK MECHANISM ADJUSTED. MLG EXTENSION & RETRACTION CHKS NORMAL & A/C RTS. RECEIVED A MLG UNSAFE LIGHT AFTER EXTENDING MLG. MLG CYCLED & RECEIVED SAME INDICATION. A/C DIVERTED & AN EMERG MLG DOOR RETRACTION PERFORMED. A NORMAL LANDING MADE & ON TOUCHDOWN MLG HANDLE LIGHT WENT OUT. MX REPLACED LT & RT MLG UPLOCK SWITCHES. RT DOOR ACT RIGGED, & A BENCH CHK PERFORMED ON PCB A-162, K-1 RELAY & SHUTTLE VALVE. DIODES OF HYD PACK WIRING CHKED. MLG OPS CHKS GOOD, & A SATIS CHK FLT PERFORMED. ACFT RTS.

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