Service difficulty report · Connector · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
February 20, 2006
Submitted
February 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
165
Aircraft time
4,046 hours, 3,050 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKE-OFF LDG GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. IN-TRANSIT AND DOWN-AND-LOCKED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, DIVERTED TO CYYZ FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. RANG OUT LT AND RT MAIN GEAR DOOR SWITCHES AND FOUND PIN 10 ON CONNECTOR S97 PUSHED BACK INTO BACKSHELL. RESEATED PIN. FUNCTION CHECK NORMAL.