Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
February 23, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58AJ
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
446
Aircraft time
12,404 hours, 6,933 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
920070
Part serial
S09520061
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM KHPN EN ROUTE TO KFPR. CREW SELECTED GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND RECEIVED A RED HANDLE WARNING INDICATION. AIRCRAFT FLEW PAST CONTROL TOWER TO VERIFY THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. RETRACTED LANDING GEAR AND DIVERTED TO KPBI AND LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT TO GENERAL DYNAMICS WHERE THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED SWITCH WAS REPLACED.