Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
November 18, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
19,154 hours
Engine
Pwc PW610FA
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
9733033111
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg
Part time
19,234 hours
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) THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. THE CREW ABORTED THE LANDING AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT. THE CREW CYCLE THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND ALSO USED THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION WITH NO NOSE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. DURING A FLY-BY THE TOWER AIRPORT THE GREEN NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION LIGHT DID COME ON. THE PLANE LANDED NORMAL WITH 3 GREENS AND TAXIED TO THE HANGER. AN INSPECTION OF THE INDICATION SYSTEM WAS COMPLETED AND FOUND THE NOSE GEAR DOWN PROXIMITY SWITCH TO BE FAULTY (INTERMITTENT). A NEW SWITCH WAS INSTALLED AND 5 GEAR SWINGS WAS COMPLETED AND FOUND SYSTEM SERVICEABLE. A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS COMPLETED AND CLEANED. THE HYDRAULIC FLUIDS REPLACED WITH NEW, NEW LOW PRESSURE SWITCH INSTALLED WITH NEW O-RING. MORE GEAR SWINGS AND LEAK CHECK COMPLETED WITH SYSTEM FOUND SERVICEABLE.