SDR 97ZZZX569

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
January 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N208RD
Make and model
Cessna 208
Aircraft serial
20800054
Part
Indicator
Part number
5801
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
250 hours
Component
8000
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT 3,000 FEET, REPORTED TEMP OF 22 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. AIRCRAFT DID NOT GET RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED LANDING GEAR MAGNETIC POSITION INDICATOR WAS FROZEN. AFTER AIRCRAFT WARMED UP, INDICATOR FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. EXTREME COLD COULD HAVE CAUSED THE BI-METALIC COMPONENTS TO SHRINK CAUSING THEM NOT TO MAKE CONTACT, OR MOISTURE PENETRATED SWITCH AND FROZE BETWEEN METAL TABS. POTTING SWITCH MAY SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

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