Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech B300

Difficulty date
July 28, 2021
Submitted
August 2, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL943
Aircraft time
5,069 hours, 4,305 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
1013646280021
Part serial
10886934J
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Part time
602 hours, 494 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

ON APPROACH P91 TRIP, GEAR HANDLE SELECTED TO DOWN POSITION, ONLY THE NLG AND RMLG GREEN ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LEFT MLG ANNUNCIATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND DIVERTED TO KGRR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH. GEAR SWINGS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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