Service difficulty report · Switch · Bag JETSTM3101

Difficulty date
April 14, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3101
Aircraft time
13,110 hours
Propeller
Rotol R333482F12
Part
Switch
Part number
622800200
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Part time
50,800 hours, 57,300 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH THE CREW LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND FAILED TO GET A SAFE (GREEN) INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR.THHE APPROACH WAS ABORTED AND A TOWER FLY BY WAS PERFORMED IN ORDER TO VERFY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR POSITION. ATC PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND A SAFE LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND TWO BROKEN WIRES ON THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH.