Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech B300

Difficulty date
December 18, 2017
Submitted
December 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL984
Aircraft time
2,271 hours, 1,927 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
1013646289
Part serial
1433
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Part time
2,271 hours, 1,927 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, WHEN GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN, NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INITIATED A LOW SPEED APPROACH OVER TOWER WHICH CONFIRMED GEAR WAS DOWN. PERFORMED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PER POH. NLG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO A FAULTY NLG DRAG BRACE DOWNLOCK SWITCH. REPLACED SAME, PERFORMED OPS CHECK AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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