Service difficulty report · Uplock · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
February 2, 2018
Submitted
February 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N488TM
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK556
Aircraft time
4,896 hours, 4,607 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, THE CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN. THERE WAS NO RIGHT GEAR DOWN LIGHT. THE CREW RAN CHECKLIST. ON ONE GEAR CYCLE, ONLY NOSE INDICATED GREEN. ON LANDING, HAD NOSE GREEN, LEFT GREEN (AFTER MANUAL EXTENSION), RIGHT GEAR LIGHT OUT, RED HANDLE LIGHT ON. RIGHT GREEN CAME ON AFTER LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND UP LOCK AND DOWN LOCK SWITCHES DIRTY AND FROZEN WITH ICE. CLEANED SWITCHES, CHECKED RIGGING OF SWITCHES AND LUBRICATED GEAR. COMPLIED WITH GEAR SWINGS. ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM. PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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