Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
September 3, 2018
Submitted
September 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1568G
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC58
Aircraft time
20,893 hours, 31,447 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
42000025
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 700
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 CREW REPORTED OF FINAL INTO KCLT THAT THE GEAR HAD NO INDICATION OF GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. THE CREW PERFORMED A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WITH THE GEAR HANDLE AND WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THAT ALL GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DID A FLYBY. THE TOWER CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND FOUND A WORN CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHTS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED WITH NEW CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS COMPLIED WITH. THE CHECK WAS NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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