Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Beech B300

Difficulty date
March 1, 2019
Submitted
March 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N856UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1029
Aircraft time
2,394 hours, 2,081 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
1013646289
Part serial
9321037D
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Part time
334 hours, 282 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

AFTER SELECTING LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO DOWN POSITION, THE NLG DOWN AND LOCK ANNUNCIATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND PERFORMED EMER GEAR EXTENSION. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NLG DOWN LOCK SWITCH. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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