Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 27, 2006
Submitted
June 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK423
Aircraft time
694 hours, 617 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
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

CREW REPORTED ON APPROACH NOSE GEAR INDICATION WAS NOT RECEIVED AFTER LANDING GEAR WERE SELECTED DOWN. LIGHT DID ILLUMINATE WHEN TESTED. ON 3 MILE FINAL AURAL WARNING OF -GEAR TOO LOW- WAS RECEIVED. A GO-AROUND PAST TOWER WAS MADE SO THE TOWER COULD CHECK GEAR POSITION. TOWER REPORTED LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. AFTER CYCLING LANDING GEAR, NOSE GEAR INDICATION WAS NOT RECEIVED. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PERFORMED, SAME INDICATION RECEIVED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. WHILE ON 3 MILE FINAL APPROACH, NOSE LIGHT INDICATED SAFE AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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