Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
March 22, 2022
Submitted
March 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N299RP
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft serial
LJ1537
Aircraft time
4,853 hours, 7,379 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
9036103713
Part serial
11668752E
Condition
Failed Insp
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
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

UPON APPROACH INTO LANAI (APX 2035 HST) DURING A PATIENT PICKUP LEG,THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR (RMLG) INDICATOR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER INITIALL SHOWING 'GREEN'. LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN DOWN/LOCKED FOR NEARLY A MINUTE, AND THE RMLG FADED/FLICKERED ONCE, THEN WENT OUT. DISCONTINUED APPROACH AT LANAI, DECLARED EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED HONOLULU. LOWERING GEAR AT HNL, ALL THREE LG INDICATOR LIGHTS REMAINED 'GREEN' FOR THE DURATION OF FLIGHT/LANDING/TAXI/SHUT-DOWN. (DOWNSIDE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ALSO ADDED VIA HAND-CRANK.) REPLACED RH MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH. GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORY

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