Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Beech 99

Difficulty date
February 14, 2024
Submitted
February 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N99GH
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U112
Aircraft time
41,852 hours, 70,431 cycles
Part
Indication Sys
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
False Indication
Location
Nlg
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

ON APPROACH TO 16L SLC, EXTENDED GEAR AND CONFIGURED FOR LANDING. NEGATIVE GEAR INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR, WENT AROUND AND REQUESTED DELAY VECTORS TO TROUBLE SHOOT. CYCLED THE GEAR WITH NO CHANGE TO NOSE GEAR INDICATION. TESTED THE BULBS, WITH NO ILLUMINATION TO THE NOSE GEAR BULB. NO HORNS OR LIGHTS WITH GEAR EXTENDED. DECIDED TO EXECUTE THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE AND DECLARE AN EMERGENCY JUST IN CASE OF A LANDING GEAR FAILURE. EXECUTED A LOW APPROACH OVER 16R TO HAVE ANOTHER AIRCRAFT VERIFY IF THE NOSE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THEY REPORTED THAT IT WAS EXTENDED. FLEW A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND LANDED ON 16R, TAXI’D TO NORTH CARGO WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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