Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech B300

Difficulty date
February 9, 2017
Submitted
February 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N848UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1004
Aircraft time
1,263 hours, 1,075 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
1013646289
Part serial
UNK
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Part time
1,263 hours, 1,075 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED ANNUNCIATOR FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. GEAR ANNUNCIATOR TEST WAS GOOD. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST. TOWER CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND A FAULTY NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIME WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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