Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 12, 2014
Submitted
January 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N208GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE208
Aircraft time
36,980 hours, 44,271 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT EN ROUTE TO DVL GOT A GPWS C/O & FLICKERING IN TRANSIT LIGHTS WITH 3 GREEN DOWN LOCK INDICATED. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST, HAD NO CHANGE, WAS REROUTED BACK TO MSP, DID NORM EXTENSION, CONF WITH ATC THAT GEAR WAS DOWN, STILL GOT C/O, BUT NO IN TRANSIT LIGHT, DID MANUAL EXTENSION, NO CHANGE, LANDED, DECLARED EMERGENCY. REPLACED THE DOWN LOCK SWITCH, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.

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