Service difficulty report · Switch · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
June 22, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Aircraft time
22,478 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Switch
Part number
4793603
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Rt Mlg Downlock
Part time
22,708 hours
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) WHEN LANDING IN CYSB THE CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE RT GEAR INDICATION REMAINED RED (INTRANSIT). THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO CYXU. DURING THE TRAVEL BACK TO CYXU I WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE CREW AND MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO EXTEND THE RT GEAR TO GET PROPER INDICATION. AFTER ASKING THE CREW TO GO TO THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO TRY TO INSPECT THE GEAR IT WAS FOUND THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER IDENTIFYING THAT IT WAS AN INDICATION PROBLEM THE CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT CYXU WITH NO ISSUES. AFTER INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RT DOWNLOCK SWITCH WAS U/S. A NEW SWITCH IS CURRENTLY ON ORDER AND WILL BE REPLACED.

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