Service difficulty report · Unknown · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
April 12, 2013
Submitted
April 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N473AF
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC473
Aircraft time
31,145 hours, 39,055 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON APPROACH INTO KBUF WHEN HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FLY BY OF THE CONTROL TOWER WHICH CONFIRMED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT PERFORMED THE MANUAL EXTENSION AND RECEIVED THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT KBUF WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RESET MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION LEVERS, PERFORMED SEVERAL RETRACTION / EXTENSIONS AND THREE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSIONS, LANDING GEAR SYSTEMS FUNCTIONAL CHECKED NORMAL. LANDING GEAR SYSTEM OPERATION WAS NORMAL ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.