Service difficulty report · Wire · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
October 27, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
1,261 hours
Part
Wire
Part number
9717510230
Condition
Corroded
Location
Mlg Actuator
Part time
2,792 hours, 4,567 cycles
Component
Mlg Actuator · 9603001102
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON LOWRING OF LANDING GEAR FLT CREW RPTED THEY HAD NO R/H GREEN DOWN &LOCKED GEAR IND.. FLT CREW NOTIFIED ATC&UNEVENTFUL PRECAUTIONARY LDG CARRIED OUT. A/C TOWED OFF RWY & MAINT CREWS INVESTIGATED THE FALSE IND.. PLUG PG 057 REMVD FROM RT MLG ACTUATOR DOWN IND. SWITCH, (SW IS INTERNAL IN ACTUATOR)&JUMPER PLACED TO SIMULATE SW OPEARTION. PROVIDED GREEN IND. TO COCKPIT SO ACTUATOR (MISTA KENLY) CONSIDERED AS HAVING FAULTY IND. MICRO SWITCH,&REPL. SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS WERE CARRIED OUT WITH NORMAL IND.S&A/C RT-SRV. A/C DEPARTED TO ITS NEXT DESTINATION&AGAIN FAILED TO HAVE R/HGEAR DOWN&LOCKED INDICTION UPON LOWERING OF