Service difficulty report · Connector · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
April 28, 2014
Submitted
May 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31704
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UB12
Aircraft time
37,039 hours, 49,951 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
1123640177
Condition
Broken
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO BQN PILOT SELECTED LG DOWN, RECEIVED THE RED IN TRANSIT WARNING LIGHT FOR 10 SECONDS THEN THE LIGHT WENT OUT BUT LG DID NOT EXTEND & THREE GREEN DOWN & LOCK INDICATOR LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. TRIED TO CYCLE THE LG, THE LG WOULD NOT EXTEND. PERFORMED A MANUAL EXTENSION OF THE LG, RECEIVED THREE DOWN & LOCKED LG INDICATOR LIGHTS & LANDED AT BQN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED LOOSE PINS IN THE PC BOARD CONNECTOR FOR LG TIME DELAY. THE LOCKING FEATURE FOR THE PINS WAS BROKEN. R & R CONNECTOR IAW MANUAL 32-31-01. PERFORMED GND OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LG SYS IAW MM 32-30-01 & ACFT PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT, BOTH CHECKS WERE NORMAL.

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