Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 310L

Difficulty date
March 10, 2004
Submitted
April 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 310L
Aircraft time
7,767 hours
Engine
Cont IO470VO
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF2
Part
Switch
Part number
JE6
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON APPROACH THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN WITH NO GREEN LIGHT DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ON THE RT GEAR. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, THE MANUAL EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED ALL WITH THE SAME RESULT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND UPON INVESTIGATION THE MICRO SWITCH ACTUATOR TAB WAS FOUND BROKEN AT THE ATTACHING BRACKET. THE ACUATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE GEAR WAS SWUNG NUMEROUS TIMES SERVICEABLE.

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