Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
March 16, 2007
Submitted
March 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK507
Part
Downlock Switch
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Mlg
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 ROLLOUT, AFTER LANDING, THE LT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED THE LT DOWN LOCK SWITCH OUT OF RIG AND THE OVER CENTER PIVOT JOINT APPEARED TO BE BINDING DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. THE AIRCRAFT HAS NOT REACHED ITS FIRST SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVENT. [SUP 05-21-07] MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE LEFT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH WAS ADJUSTED.

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