SDR 95ZZZX2846

Service difficulty report · Switch · Amd FALCONF

Difficulty date
May 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N20FM
Make and model
Amd FALCONF
Aircraft serial
321
Part
Switch
Part number
A223801
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg Door Cyl
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR VOLTAGE DROP TEST IAW THE F20 MM 32-20-00, RT MLG DOOR CYLINDER SWITCH FAILED. SWITCH WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, DISASSEMBLED FOR POSSIBLE REPAIR AND DETERMINED UNSERVICEABLE DUE TO INADEQUATE MECH SWITCH ACTION. UPON DISASSEMBLY, MOBIL 28 GREASE DISCOVERED IN LIEU OF OVERHAUL MANUAL RECOMMENDATION OF COMPOUND S15. RECOMMEND REPETITIVE VOLTAGE DROP TEST IAW MM 32-20-00 TO PREVENT HARD FAILURES. USE PACKING OF SWITCH WITH COMPOUND S15 DURING REPAIR OR OVERHAUL IAW MESSIER-BUGATTI COMPONENT MANUAL 19-09-06, PAGE 704, STEP 'B'.