Service difficulty report · Switch · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
November 21, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
21,231 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Switch
Part number
1EN516
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
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) ON APPROACH TO LAND THE FLIGHT CREW COULD NOT GET THE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT FOR THE NLG TO ILLUMINATE. THE GEAR WAS CYCLES SEVERAL TIMES AND THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION USED. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCEDENT. MX TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A INOPERATIVE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK MICRO SWITCH. BOTH DOWNLOCK MICROSWITCHES WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION AND THE LANDING GEAR FUNCTION TESTED. THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER RECURRANCE OF THIS ISSUE.