Service difficulty report · Diode · Beech C99

Difficulty date
June 6, 2018
Submitted
June 11, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U195
Aircraft time
27,359 hours, 42,182 cycles
Part
Diode
Part number
70HF10
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

THE PILOT REPORTED DURING FINAL, THAT THE GEAR HAD NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE PUSH TO TEST FOR GEAR WAS INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WITH GEAR HANDLE AND WAS ABLE TO VERIFY THAT ALL GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. FOUND DEFECT IN NUMBER 3 DIODE, REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE DIODE. COMPLIED WITH THE OPERATIONAL CHECK. THE CHECK WAS NORMAL.

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