Service difficulty report · Annunciator · Beech C99

Difficulty date
February 26, 2024
Submitted
March 1, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991AF
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U214
Aircraft time
34,117 hours, 47,540 cycles
Part
Annunciator
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
L
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FINAL APPROACH THE FLIGHT CREW SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION, THEY RECEIVED THE THREE GREEN SAFE INDICATION LIGHTS ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL, HOWEVER, THE LIGHTING PANEL WAS INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED. TO ENSURE A SAFE LANDING THE CREW OPTED TO MANUALLY PUMP THE LANDING GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY BUT THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL BACKLIGHTING WAS INTERMITTENT. THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE PART AND THE DISCREPANCY CLEARED IN THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK. N991AF IS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT FOR AN UNRELATED DISCREPANCY SO AN IN-FLIGHT OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR IS INCLUDED IN THE ACTIONS TO BE PERFORMED. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT IS SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME BUT HAS NOT YET FLOWN.

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