What was found
WHEN GEAR SELECTED DOWN, GEAR DOORS OPENED, BUT GEAR DID NOT DEPLOY. GEAR LOWERED USING EMERGENCY AIR SYSTEM. FOUND PIN BROKEN IN PISTON, P/N C48608-19. THIS PISTON MOVES SWITCH TO SIGNAL DOORS OPEN FOR GEAR DOWN.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N873LP
- Make and model
- Lear 35A
- Aircraft serial
- 659
- System (JASC)
- 3232 · Landing Gear Door Actuator
- Part
- Pin
- Part number
- C4860821
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Gear Door
- Part time
- 3,236 hours
- Component
- Ronson · 24170161
- Stage of operation
- AP
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.