Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech B200

Difficulty date
October 17, 2012
Submitted
October 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6728H
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB6728H
Aircraft time
12,791 hours, 10,527 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
1013866281
Condition
Sticks
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 INTO BRW THE PILOTS SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE RIGHT GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE RED IN-TRANSIT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND IF POWER WAS REDUCED THE GEAR WARNING HORN WOULD SOUND. THE PILOTS PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN AND THE SAME PROBLEMS WERE STILL THERE. THE CREW HAD GROUND PERSONNEL CHECK IF THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN ON FLY-BYS THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE ENSURED THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AND FERRIED THE AIRCRAFT TO FAI. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH P/N 101-386628-1, RIGGED PER KA200 MM 32-60-00. SWUNG GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES WITH GOOD RESULTS. A CHECK FLIGHT REVEALED NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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