SDR RU3A1020

Service difficulty report · Connector · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
October 7, 2010
Submitted
October 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF11
Aircraft time
12,338 hours, 6,489 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
L
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLAPS AT APPROACH POSITION. SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN. POSITION INDICATORS SHOWED GREEN FOR NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR. NO INDICATION ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR. CHECKED ANNUNCIATOR, GOOD. SELECTED FLAPS FULL DOWN AND RECEIVED CONFIGURATION WARNING HORN. DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH APPROACH. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES CHECKLIST. OBTAINED DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION AFTER MANUALLY PUMPING DOWN THE GEAR. CONDUCTED TOWER FLY BY TO VERIFY. VERIFIED THAT CONFIGURATION WARNING HORN DID NOT OCCUR WITH FULL FLAPS SELECTED. CONDUCTED UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AIRCRAFT TOWED TO HANGAR AND PLACED ON JACKS. DUPLICATED DISCREPANCY. INSPECTED RT DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND WIRING. FOUND S506 CONNECTOR LOOSE. SECURED CONNECTOR. OPERATION FOUND GOOD ON SEVERAL GEAR RETRACTION CYCLES.