Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna P210N

Difficulty date
August 7, 2005
Submitted
August 14, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N152BT
Make and model
Cessna P210N
Aircraft serial
210000486
Aircraft time
3,440 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520P
Engine time
300 hours
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C402
Part
Switch
Part number
S13771
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,440 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NO CONFIRMATION OF LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. NO GREEN LIGHTS. GEAR APPEARED DOWN VISUALLY. ON INSPECTION ONCE ON THE GROUND IT WAS DOWN AND PROPERLY LOCK. MALFUNCTION WAS THE GEAR INDICATOR POSITION MICRO SWITCH ON THE LT MAIN BROKEN WIRE AT THE SWITCH. NEW SWITCH PN: S1377-1 FIXED THE PROBLEM. NO SIGN OF STRAIN ON WIRE, JUST AGE AND NORMAL FLEXING.

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