Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
February 20, 2004
Submitted
April 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
1,350 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Illuminated
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

(CAN) 3 GREEN ANNUNICATOR LIGHTS CAME AS WELL AS RED WARNING LIGHT ON LT MLG. AC DID FLY OVER TO CONFIRM LT MLG WAS DOWN. PILOT SELECTED 30 DEGREES OF FLAP TO SLOW AC DOWN. WHEN 30 DEGREES OF FLAP WAS REACHED, 3 RED WARNING LIGHTS FOR LT MLG CAME ON. AC LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN TAXING TO HANGAR, FLAPS WERE RETRACTED TO 15 DEGREES, 3 RED WARNING LIGHTS WENT OUT INDICATING LT MLG SYS WAS NORMAL. AC JACKED AND MLG CYCLED TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. SYS OPERATED NORMAL. PINS OF CONNECTOR WERE SPRAYED WITH ELECTRICAL CONTACT CLEANER AND REINSTALLED ON TO ACTUATOR. OTHER WIRES IN SYS WERE INSPECTED, LT MLG CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES AND NO DEFECTS FOUND. AC WAS RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.