Service difficulty report · Switch · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
October 24, 2002
Submitted
December 2, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
3,511 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Actuator Ind
Stage of operation
AP
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

(CAN) THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN DURING APPROACH. THE NOSE GEAR AND THE LT MAIN INDICATIONS SHOWED 'DOWN & LOCKED'. THE RT GEAR INDICATOR WAS SHOWING A 'GEAR UNSAFE' CONDITION. THE PILOT USED THE EMERGENCY GEAR PUMP TO INSURE THAT THE GEAR WAS INDEED DOWN AND LOCKED.THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT FROM THE HYDRAULIC HAND PUMP, SO THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND CYCLED AN ADDITIONAL FOUR (4) TIMES BEFORE THE GEAR SAFE INDICATION WAS ACHIEVED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED THE FUNCTION TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR & EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEMS WITH NO DEFECTS OCCURRING.HOWEVER, WHEN THE RT GEAR 'DOWN INDICATION SWITCH' WAS COOLED TO APPROX. -15(C) THE SNAG COULD BE DUPLICATED.AN OVERHAULED GEAR AC