What was found
FOUND THAT RT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH TO BE STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION WHICH, WHEN COMBINED WITH THE LT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH OPERATING IMPROPERLY, LED TO A LANDING WHERE THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WITH A GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- December 9, 2002
- Submitted
- January 21, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8971M
- Make and model
- Cessna 177RG
- Aircraft serial
- 177RG0371
- Engine
- Lyc IO360A1A
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Downlock Switch
- Part number
- 20700174
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 2,321 hours
- Component
- Landing Gear Sy
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.