Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
December 4, 2007
Submitted
December 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375R
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0468
Aircraft time
18,578 hours
Part
Switch
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

ON LANDING AT ACK, NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED. PILOT HAD 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS PRIOR TO AND AFTER LANDING. AFTER SECURING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, REMOVING AND REPLACING BOTH PROPELLERS, AN ENGINE RUN UP, AND INSPECTION, AIRCRAFT FERRY FLOWN TO MAINTENANCE BASE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. PART WAS INSPECTED AND OVERHAULED. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED. UPON TEARDOWN EVIDENCE OF WATER WAS FOUND IN COVER. SUSPECT FREEZE UP OF TOWER AND SWITCH MECHANISM. UNIT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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