Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
July 8, 2007
Submitted
January 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N155CJ
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE55
Aircraft time
23,640 hours, 34,667 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, RED "IN TRANSIT" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED IN LANDING GEAR HANDLE. GEAR EXTENDED SUCCESSFULLY. JACK ACFT, RETRACTED GEAR, LIGHT IN HANDLE ILLUMINATED DURING RETRACTION AND WENT OUT AT END OF UP CYCLE. EXTENDED GEAR LIGHT IN HANDLE OPERATED NORMALLY. INSPECTED WIRES, AND SWITCHES, LEFT UP SWITCH APPEARED TO BE SHORTER IN LENGTH THAN RIGHT, LENGTHENED LEFT UP SWITCH PERFORMED GEAR CYCLE. ALL CHECKS NORMAL AT THIS TIME IAW BEECH AMM 32-60-00.

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