Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 13, 2008
Submitted
July 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311GL
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK311
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, ON A MAINT/ REPOSITION FLIGHT, FLIGHT CREW NOTED NR 2 T/R STOW LIGHT ON. FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. CREW NOTED ON SELECTING GEAR DOWN THAT THE NR 1 GEAR DOWN LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. CREW ELECTED TO DO A FLY BY TO VISUALLY VERIFY GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. GEAR WAS VERIFIED BY TOWER, AC MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. CONTRACT FOR INSP AND MAINT, ON INSP FOUND THAT NR 2 OB T/R STOW SWITCH WAS FAULTY, SWITCH WAS REPLACED, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED. FOUND THAT NR 1 MAIN GEAR DOWN LIGHT WAS BURNED OUT. LAMP WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW LAMP (PN AS327) AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED. AC WAS RELEASED FOR MAINT/REPOSITION TEST FLIGHT. (K)

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