Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 24, 2019
Submitted
October 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N219VP
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UB14
Aircraft time
41,353 hours, 54,209 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A66B
Part
Switch
Part number
21SM284
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND WHEN SELECTED. PILOT FLEW BY THE TOWER TO VERIFY THAT THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. AFTER DEPARTING THE PATTERN TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR, SUDDENLY THE GEAR OPERATED AND EXTENDED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRIC SWITCH ON THE HYDRAULIC SERVICE VALVE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

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