Service difficulty report · Indicator · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
February 5, 2018
Submitted
February 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N109NS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK452
Aircraft time
6,925 hours, 6,680 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED DURING APPROACH, WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED , THERE WAS NOT A RIGHT GEAR GREEN LIGHT. INDICATOR PUSHED TO TEST THE LIGHT. THE INDICATOR LIGHT TEST SWITCH WAS THEN PUSHED LIGHTING ALL EXCEPT THE RIGHT GREEN LIGHT. A GO AROUND WAS EXECUTED AND THEN A FLY BY AT 200 FEET AGL BY THE TOWER. TOWER COULD NOT VERIFY THAT THE RIGHT GEAR WAS EXTENDED. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES FOLLOWED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AT THE SUGGESTION OF MAINTENANCE AFTER LANDING, ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLESHOOT PLASTIC GEAR DOWN INDICATOR. AFTER PRESSING NUMEROUS TIMES, ALL GREEN GEAR INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INCLUDING THE RIGHT GREEN GEAR LIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR ANNUNCIATOR BULBS. INSPECTED NOSE AND MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NO DEFECTS WEE NOTED. PERFORMED SEVERAL SATISFACTORY GEAR SWINGS OF THE GEAR SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR AN FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED DURING THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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