Service difficulty report · Warning System · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 9, 2013
Submitted
December 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418GJ
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK418
Aircraft time
5,548 hours, 4,703 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND AT FWA WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, THEY HAD THREE GREEN & A RED LIGHT, INDICATING THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN & LOCKED BUT THE GEAR DOORS MAY NOT BE UP. THE CREW USED THE NITROGEN TO RETRACT THE GEAR DOORS & THE LIGHT WENT OUT, THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS LOOKED AT & THE GEAR WAS CYCLED THRU 5 TIMES FAULT FREE. LOOKED THE GEAR OVER SERVICED THE NITROGEN & DETERMINED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CHANGED ONE LT GEAR DOOR DOWN SWITCH JUST BECAUSE IT FELT RATCHETY WHEN MOVED BY HAND, BUT WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

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