Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech B300

Difficulty date
October 26, 2018
Submitted
November 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1055
Aircraft time
1,822 hours, 1,600 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH, GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN, LEFT MAIN GREEN GEAR ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. BULB TEST GOOD. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST ABNORMAL PROCEDURES, MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PERFORMED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH OUT OF RIG. RIGGED SAME. SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS PERFORMED AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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