Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 400BEECH

Difficulty date
December 17, 2023
Submitted
December 19, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481MM
Make and model
Beech 400BEECH
Aircraft serial
RK469
Aircraft time
5,995 hours, 5,190 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM JAX TO PBI ON 17DEC23, THE CREW HAD THE TWO TRANSIT LIGHTS ON FOR THE GEAR HANDLE AND WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. THEY ASKED ATC TO STAY LOW AND SLOW, BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 FEET AGL, AT WHICH TIME THEY CYCLED THE GEAR. THE TWO TRANSIT LIGHTS WOULD NOT RESET SO THEY LOWERED THE GEAR AGAIN, WAITED 10 SECONDS, AND SELECTED UP. THE GEAR DID GO UP AND LOCK ON THIS ATTEMPT. DURING CLIMB, AT APPROXIMATELY 13000 FT AND 250 KTS THE TRANSIT LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE NOSE GEAR DEPLOYED UNCOMMANDED.