Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
January 25, 2025
Submitted
January 30, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N420KV
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60197
Aircraft time
8,104 hours, 4,871 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Warning Message
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEPARTING KLBE, THE CAPTAIN OF N420KV REPORTED THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE CAPTAIN CYCLED THE GEAR AND THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO DIVERT INTO KPIT. ON DECENT INTO KPIT, THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. NO MAINTENANCE WAS AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPOSITIONED INTO KMMU WHERE MAINTENANCE WAS AVAILABLE TO JACK THE AIRCRAFT AND SWING THE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND THE GEAR CYCLED NORMALLY. AFTER ARRIVING AT KMMU, THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY DID NOT HAVE JACK PADS FOR A LEARJET. THEY DID LOOK INTO THE NOSE WHEEL WELL FOR ANYTHING OUT OF PLACE OR DAMAGED, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE GEAR WAS ALSO LUBED/SPRAYED. WHILE IN KLBE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT ON THE RAMP IN EXTREME COLD. IT WAS DECIDED THE COLD WEATHER EFFECTED THE FUNCTION OF THE NOSE GEAR DOOR UNSAFE LIGHT AS THE INDICATION WAS NORMAL AFTER THE TEMPS INCREASED AND THE THREE NORMAL RETRACT/EXTENSIONS COMPLETED SINCE THE INITIAL ENCOUNTER.