Service difficulty report · Switch · Gulstm 690

Difficulty date
March 11, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 690
Aircraft time
6,154 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315251K
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Mlg
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 THE DOWN WIND, THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED AN UNSAFE LIGHT. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND COULD BE OBSERVED COMING DOWN FROM THE REFECTION IN THE PROP SPINNER. TOWER CONFIRMED 3 GEAR DOWN ON A LOW PASS. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE MX ENGINEERS INSPECTED THE NOSE GEAR AND FOUND A SWITCH SLIGHTLY OUT OF RIG. THIS WAS AJUSTED AND THE ACFT RETURNED WITHOUT INCIDENT.