Service difficulty report · Controller · Beech B300

Difficulty date
September 7, 2015
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL911
Aircraft time
1,017 hours, 901 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
1013841377
Part serial
4440A
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Part time
1,017 hours, 901 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN, CREW HEARD A LOUD CLUNK. THE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED & GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. MISSED APPROACH & FLEW OVER TOWER WHO CONFIRMED GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED UP & LOUD CLUNK WAS HEARD AGAIN. IN PREPARATION FOR MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN & NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS OBSERVED WITH 3 GREEN GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS. CREW DIVERTED THE ACFT, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. ACFT WAS FERRIED WITH LG EXTENDED TO THE SERVICE CTR. REPLACED THE LG CONTROL ASSEMBLY. PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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