Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech B300

Difficulty date
February 24, 2018
Submitted
March 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL884
Aircraft time
2,400 hours, 2,024 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
1013646289
Part serial
8231169C
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nlg
Part time
128 hours, 97 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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 APPROACH, FLIGHT NOSE GEAR SAFE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND TOO LOW GEAR AURAL WARNING SOUNDED. FOLLOWED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND DIVERTED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NLG DRAG BRACE DOWN LOCK SWITCH. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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