Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
October 2, 2016
Submitted
October 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500217
Aircraft time
9,005 hours, 4,158 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
604071
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, FLIGHT CREW NOTED 3 GREEN GEAR POSITION INDICATIONS ALONG WITH A RED UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE IN A HOLDING PATTERN, THE RED UNLOCK LIGHT EVENTUALLY EXTINGUISHED. FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE EMERGENCY GEAR BLOW DOWN PROCEDURE PER THE CHECKLIST, AND AS A PRECAUTION, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AFTER A CONTROL TOWER FLYBY TO CONFIRM THAT 3 GEAR WERE INDEED DOWN, THE CREW LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO SMF FOR MX. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO EXACT FAULT FOUND, BUT A RH MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH IS A SUSPECT FAILED PART. A SUPPLEMENTAL SDR WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN MAINTENANCE IS COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE FINDINGS. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE LANDING GEAR INDICATION SQUAWK, A FAULTY RH MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH (P/N 6-0407-1) WAS FOUND. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY. SATISFACTORY GEAR SWING OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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