Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
January 23, 2014
Submitted
January 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N726XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500226
Aircraft time
5,976 hours, 2,826 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
602751
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Part time
3,599 hours
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

WHILE ON APPROACH, THE FLIGHT CREW SELECTED LG INTO THE DOWN POSITION. ONCE SELECTED, THE MAIN GEAR INDICATORS SHOWED DOWN & LOCKED WHILE THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR UNSAFE IN-TRANSIT LIGHT WAS ALSO EXTINGUISHED. A FLY-BY OF THE TOWER WAS PERFORMED TO VERIFY IF THE NOSE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. A VISUAL CONFIRMATION WAS GIVEN THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED & THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST, THE LG ALTERNATE SYS, BLOW-DOWN BOTTLE, WAS DEPLOYED. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE SYS INDICATED A FAULTY NLG DOWN LOCK SWITCH, REPLACED THE SWITCH.

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