SDR JDWA118SF2

Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 99

Difficulty date
November 27, 2009
Submitted
November 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118SF
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U32
Aircraft time
14,845 hours, 16,236 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Downlock Switch
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

ON APPROACH, NO NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK LIGHT. PILOT CHECKED THE DOWN POSITION BY OPERATING HANDPUMP. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANIC CALLED OUT, WIRE FROM THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH (PN 1CH25) WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. WIRE WAS REPAIRED, SYS OPS CHECK WAS OKAY. PLANE DEPARTED THE FOLLOWING DAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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