Service difficulty report · Connector · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
March 13, 2014
Submitted
March 14, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N201GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE201
Aircraft time
37,154 hours, 45,334 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON EXTENDING GEAR ON FINAL, RT GEAR R & H ANNUNCIATORS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. UPON COMPLETION OF CHECKLIST, ALL OTHER INDICATIONS REVEALED GEAR DOWN & LOCKED. INSTRUCTED BY MX TO RECYCLE GEAR, J HOOK WOULD NOT ALLOW GEAR HANDLE TO BE MOVED UP. ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND GEAR MANUALLY, RT GEAR ANNUNCIATORS REMAINED EXTINGUISHED. THE PLANE LANDED SAFELY & WAS TOWED TO GATE WITH GEAR PINS INSTALLED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED FOR THIS EVENT. INSPECTED & FOUND RT GEAR DOWN LOCK & SQUAT, P1, SWITCH NOT SECURED & LOCKED. TIGHTENED, SECURED & LOCKED P1 CONNECTOR. PERFORMED MLG EXTENSION & RETRACTION 6 TIMES, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.

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