What was found
WHILE THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED THE INDICATION ON DISPLAYS SHOWED AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH WAS INTERMITTENT.
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2026
- Submitted
- October 28, 2026
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N866AT
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496624
- Aircraft time
- 450 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Downlock Switch
- Part number
- 89291006
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Zone 700
- Part time
- 450 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.