Service difficulty report · Arm · Cessna 414

Difficulty date
December 10, 2008
Submitted
January 16, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N52CS
Make and model
Cessna 414
Aircraft serial
4140615
Part
Arm
Condition
Broken
Location
Downlock
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON LANDING, THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN AND NEVER GOT A GREEN DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT IN THE CABIN FOR THE RT MAIN GEAR. THE GEAR DOWNLOCK MICRO-SWITCH ACTUATOR ARM WAS BROKEN AND WOULD NOT ACTUATE THE MICRO-SWITCH. THESE ACTUATOR ARMS SEEM TO GET WEAK OVER TIME. THERE WAS NO OTHER REASON FOR THE ARM TO FAIL. (K)

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