Service difficulty report · Switch · Mooney M20E

Difficulty date
July 18, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Mooney M20E
Aircraft time
2,807 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360LYC*
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK1
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Switch
Part number
V31
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Throttle
Part time
2,820 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER SELECTING GEAR UP, LANDING GEAR INDICATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD TRIP. ACFT COMPLETED FLIGHT WITH NO INCIDENT, AS THE GEAR IS MANUALLY DRIVEN. UPON INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, THE THROTTLE SWITCH WAS DISCOVERED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THE SWITCH HAD FAILED INTERNALLY. SWITCH WAS REPLACED, AND ALL SYSTEMS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.

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