Service difficulty report · Pin · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
March 28, 2013
Submitted
April 5, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N334TS
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft serial
42AC034
Part
Pin
Part number
D6032337000
Condition
Worn
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

PILOT STATED THAT NOSE GEAR BULB WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE, DESPITE TEST INDICATING A FUNCTIONING BULB. CYCLED GEAR AND TWO TIMES RECEIVED NORMAL GEAR INDICATIONS. MX WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHICH THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL AFTER MULTIPLE CYCLES. FOUND NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK PIN NOT ROLLING AND WORN, REPLACED NOSE PIN AND INSTALLED WITH CORROSION PREVENTION COMPOUND. INSTALLED PIN ASSY IAW SB MSB-42-062/1.

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