Service difficulty report · Light · Piper PA28R201

Difficulty date
November 4, 2005
Submitted
November 9, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA28R201
Aircraft serial
2844117
Aircraft time
172 hours
Part
Light
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Mlg Indcator
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TRAINING FLIGHT IN APPROACH, PILOT NOTICED, THAT LT LANDING GEAR GREEN LIGHT WAS NOT ON, RED LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ON HYD PUMP WAS RUNNING CONSTANTLY. PROBLEM CONTINUED EVEN AFTER EMERGENCY EXTENSION. AFTER FLYBY, ABOVE CONTROL TOWER, GROUND CONTROL SAW LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN, PILOT PROCEEDED WITH SAFE LANDING. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED WITH FOLLOWING RESULTS: THE MLG WARNING LIGHTS WHERE INVERTED. LT MAIN GEAR MICROSWITCH OPERATED RT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT, RT MAIN GEAR MICROSWITCH OPERATED LT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT. RT MAIN GEAR MICROSWITCH POSITION WAS ADJUSTED IAW MM, WIRES WERE INSTALLED CORRECT WAY. GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULT.

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