Service difficulty report · Striker · Gruman FIRECAT

Difficulty date
May 29, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gruman FIRECAT
Aircraft time
7,336 hours
Engine
Wright 982C9HE2
Propeller
Hamstd 43D51
Part
Striker
Condition
Sticking
Location
Uplock Switch
Component
Nlg Assy
Component part number
BZE7RN2TN
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH THE PILOT NOTICE THAT THE NLG WAS INDICATING UP ALTHOUGH THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO VERIFY THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN. AFTER A NORMAL LANDING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NLG UPLOCK SWITCH STRIKER ASSY HAD BECOME SEIZED IN THE BULKHEAD OF THE FUSELAGE NOSE STRUCTURE WHERE IT SITS. THE STRIKER WAS FREED WITH LUBRICATED WHICH ALLOWED THE NOSE GEAR TO INDICATE CORRECTLY.