Service difficulty report · Control Switch · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
November 12, 2019
Submitted
December 9, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N157MW
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
456
Aircraft time
677 hours, 654 cycles
Part
Control Switch
Part number
7632608500007
Condition
Stuck
Location
Mlg
Part time
677 hours, 654 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FOLLOWING NORMAL DEPARTURE, CREW ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH COULD NOT BE MOVED FROM THE DOWN POSITION TO THE UP POSITION. CREW FLEW UNTIL ENOUGH FUEL WAS CONSUMED SO A NORMAL WEIGHT LANDING COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE SWITCH WAS EXAMINED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT RECENTLY THE SWITCH HAD BEEN TIGHTENED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DUE TO THE WHEEL PORTION OF THE SWITCH WIGGLING ON THE SWITCH BAT. SLIGHT LOOSENING OF THE SET SCREW THAT ATTACHES THE WHEEL TO THE SWITCH BAT RESULTED IN NORMAL OPERATION OF THE SWITCH