Service difficulty report · Switch · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
May 3, 2006
Submitted
May 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N256FX
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
257
Aircraft time
3,036 hours, 2,116 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
426EN98
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR DID NOT MOVE TO THE DOWN POSITION WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED IN THE GEAR DOWN POSITION. PILOT REPORTED WHEN SELECTED GEAR DOWN LAMPS WERE BLACK, PUSHED TO TEST, ALL LANDING GEAR LIGHTS LIT UP. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SELECT THE HANDLE DOWN AND UP A COUPLE OF TIMES. ALSO RESET C/B A COUPLE OF TIMES. PILOT REPORTED GOOD HYDRAULICS. LANDING GEAR DID NOT MOVE, SO PILOT SELECTED ALTERNATE PROCEDURE AND BLEW THE GEAR DOWN, THREE IN THE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED. RT GEAR ACTUATOR SWITCH FOUND BAD DURING T/S. MECHANIC REPORTED NO POWER WAS GOING TO THE DOOR SOLENOID. AFTER REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH THE LANDING GEAR IS OPERATING OK.