Service difficulty report · Door · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
December 8, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Mlg
Part time
347 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW REPORTED AN INTERMITTENT GEAR IN TRANSIT INDICATION ON THE LT MAIN DISPLAY ALONG WITH AN AURAL GEAR EXTENSION SPEED WARNING. THIS CONDITION WAS NOTED WHILE IN DESCENT WITH THE INCREASED INDICATED AIRSPEED. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE LT GEAR DOOR WAS NOT ALL THE WAY UP WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. PROXIMITY SWITCH GAP WAS FOUND TO BE 0.030" GREATER THAN THE 0.079" REQUIRED. LT GEAR DOOR WAS RERIGGED AND SWITCH ADJUSTED. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE EXCESSIVE GAP IN THE GEAR DOOR FITMENT, PROXIMITY SWITCH AND WITH THE INCREASED AIRSPEED COULD ACTUALLY CAUSE THE SWITCH TO LOSE IT`S GEAR UP SIGNAL. RT GEAR DOOR AND SWITCH ALSO REQUIRED A MINOR ADJUSTMENT.