Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
August 26, 2013
Submitted
September 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918DG
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45394
Aircraft time
1,698 hours, 1,650 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
604HE162
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING A NIGHT APPROACH, AFTER EXTENDING LANDING GEAR, LT MAIN GEAR INDICATION LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ABNORMAL CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED FOR THE GEAR ABNORMALITY. GEAR INDICATIONS LIGHTS TESTED NORMALLY. HYD AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL. ON THE THIRD LANDING GEAR RECYCLE, LT GEAR INDICATION FLICKERED AND BECAME STEADY BUT EXTREMELY DIM. LANDING AND TAXI WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING IDENTIFIED THE LEFT MLG DOWN/LOCKED SWITCH AS DEFECTIVE. A NEW LT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH WAS INSTALLED. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.