Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
July 27, 2005
Submitted
August 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N706CR
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
168
Engine
Pwa PW305
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
1EN18
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
754 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

UPON GEAR EXTENSION FOR LANDING, 3 GREEN GEAR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND INNER GEAR DOORS OPEN RED LIGHT REMAINED (ON). CREW CYCLED LANDING GEAR TO NO AVAIL, EXECUTED TOWER FLY BY FOR CONFIRMATION AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO RETURN, WHERE ANOTHER ATC TOWER FLY BY WAS MADE AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE RT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH TO BE DEFECTIVE. REPLACED SAME, PERFORMED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION IAW MM. SYSTEM SERVICED, CHECKED SATISFACTORY, AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)