Service difficulty report · Indicator · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
August 1, 2011
Submitted
August 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983C
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB755
Aircraft time
11,319 hours, 11,644 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
3086070843004
Condition
Loose
Location
Cockpit
Part time
11,319 hours, 11,644 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RETURNING FROM BFI ON APPROACH TO SIT THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND ONLY GOT A NOSE GREEN LIGHT AND THE GEAR HANDLE WAS INDICATING IN-TRANSIT (RED LIGHT). CYCLED THE GEAR AND GOT THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS AND THE IN-TRANSIT LIGHT WENT OUT (NORMAL OPS). MAINTENANCE REQUESTED A FERRY PERMIT AND RELOCATED THE AIRCRAFT TO ANC MAINTENANCE BASE WITH THE GEAR REMAINING IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATOR ASSY LOOSE. REINSTALLED INDICATOR ASSY CLEANED ALL GEAR SWITCHES, CYCLED GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES WITH GOOD RESULTS. FLIGHT CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.