Service difficulty report · Warning System · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
August 7, 2008
Submitted
May 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK385
Aircraft time
2,303 hours, 2,076 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER SELECTING GEAR UP, GEAR RET NORMALLY BUT RED GEAR UNSAFE LT. REMAINED ILLUMINATED + DID NOT EXTINGUISH. GEAR EXTENSION WAS ALSO NORMAL AND RED UNSAFE LT EXTINGUISHED. RESEARCHED LANDING GEAR SYS. POSITIONED ACFT IN THE HANGAR. JACKED ACFT. SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. INSPECTED DOWN LOCK, UP LOCK, AND DOOR SWITCHES ON BOTH MAIN AND NOSE GEAR. ALL SWITCHES APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. CHECKED DOORS TO SEE IF DOORS LOCKED PROPERLY AND THEY DO, DURING SWING. ALSO CHECKED DOORS RIGS. THE NOSE AND MAIN GEAR DOOR CHECK GOOD. SWUNG GEARS SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. CLEANED SWITCHED AND CONTACTS. PERFORMED MORE GEAR SWINGS. OPS CHECK GOOD. WORK DONE IAW MM 32-10-00. CALLED TECH SUPPORT, ADVISED

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