Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
November 16, 2005
Submitted
November 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813AS
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
167
Aircraft time
21,659 hours, 20,200 cycles
Part
Squat Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

GOING OUT OF DSM LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP, CONTINUED ON TO MDW STILL NO GEAR UP. PILOT LEFT AIRCRAFT IN MDW. MAINTENANCE JACKED AIRCRAFT TO SWING GEAR COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE THEN CLEANED AND LUBED SQUAT SWITCHES, SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, COULD NOT GET IT TO MALFUNCTION. RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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