SDR 2010F00045

Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
February 16, 2010
Submitted
February 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70AX
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
155
Aircraft time
14,621 hours, 9,502 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
1EN18
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

WHEN SELECTING "GEAR DOWN" ON APPROACH TO DESTINATION AIRPORT THERE WAS NO RT DOWNLOCK "GREEN" ANNUNCIATOR. LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED 5 TIMES. THE 5TH TIME SHOWED "3 GREEN" AND ACFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT WAS JACKED AND GEAR WAS SWUNG. FOUND INTERMITTENT RT MAIN GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH. WIRING WAS BROKEN INTERNALLY RT AT THE SWITCH POTTING. REPLACED SWITCH WITH NEW PART. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY AND ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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