SDR 00120

Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Lear 24E

Difficulty date
November 6, 2003
Submitted
November 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330TW
Make and model
Lear 24E
Aircraft serial
330
Aircraft time
11,076 hours, 10,365 cycles
Engine
Ge CJ6101
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED YIP FOR RWI SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF LT UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CREW CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WHEN GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED GEAR LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT, MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND LUBED LT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH AND OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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