Service difficulty report · Position Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
September 5, 2005
Submitted
September 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK409
Aircraft time
136 hours, 145 cycles
Part
Position Switch
Part number
650162
Part serial
1256
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
65 hours, 75 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL,360/.78 MACH THE LT DEPLOY LIGHT ILLUMINATED (THE DEPLOY ONLY-NO ARM OR UNLOCK.) DESCENDED AND PUSHED EMERGENCY STOW. THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE EMERGENCY STOW THRUST REVERSER. ARM AND DEPLOY WERE NOW ILLUMINATED. THE DEPLOY LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE AIRSPEED DROPPED BELOW 200 KTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT TR DEPLOY SWITCH IAW NORDAM CMM 78-30-07. OP CHECKS AND RIG CHECKS GOOD.

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