Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 425

Difficulty date
January 19, 2017
Submitted
January 23, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N440H
Make and model
Cessna 425
Aircraft serial
4250145
Aircraft time
6,395 hours
Part
Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
5 hours, 6 cycles
Component
Strut · Teijinseiki
Component part number
9910136
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO KLUK THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT GET A GREEN INDICATION FOR THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY, AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INTERNAL DOWN LOCK INDICATOR SWITCH IN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE STRUT HAD BEEN REPLACED 6 CYCLES BEFORE FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL SWITCH, AND WAS AN OVERHAULED STRUT, NOT NEW.

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