Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 2, 2006
Submitted
June 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N480LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK398
Aircraft time
1,232 hours, 1,076 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
MS243311
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH AFTER LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, CREW RECEIVED INDICATION THAT MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN. SAME INDICATION WAS RECEIVED AFTER LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED. FLY-BY WAS PERFORMED, CREW WAS INFORMED THAT GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. DURING FLY-BY, CREW RECEIVED A GPWS WARNING INDICATING (TOO LOW GEAR). EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, CREW REQUESTED CFR RESPONSE ON LANDING. AFTER ATTEMPTING MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION ONLY 2 GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS WERE RECEIVED. TO ENSURE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, FLAPS WERE SET TO 30 DEGREES, THROTTLES WERE RETARDED TO IDLE AND NO GEAR WARNING HORN WAS RECEIVED. UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINT REPLACED THE NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD, AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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