SDR 200910301

Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
October 27, 2009
Submitted
December 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AJ
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1184
Aircraft time
7,014 hours, 2,705 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
920070
Part serial
A117
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED NO DOWNLOCK INDICATION ON RT MLG, REPORTED TO ATC AND PERFORMED TOWER FLY BY TO VERIFY GEAR WAS DOWN. PILOT PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY EXTEND PROCEDURES IAW AFM, AND ALERTED TOWER, EMERGENCY CREWS WERE ON STANDBY, A NORMAL LANDING WAS PERFORMED. INSPECTED, FOUND LOOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK CONNECTOR PLUG ATTACHMENT, SECURED ATTACHMENT OF CONNECTOR PLUG, PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR RETRACTION CHECKS, ALL OPS NORMAL. (K)