Service difficulty report · Safety Switch · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
January 22, 2004
Submitted
February 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4165G
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B1212
Aircraft time
15,084 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Safety Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS GOING OFF ON APPROACH. PILOT DID A FLY BY THE TOWER TO VERIFY NOSE GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENCES AND NOSE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TOUCH DOWN AND GEAR WARNING HORN ALSO SHUT OFF. NOT KNOWING HOW MANY HOURS ARE ON THE SAFETY SWITCH. I WOULD ASSUME THE SWITCH WAS WORN OUT.(SW05200404536/ SW05200404537)

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