Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
August 23, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft time
7,528 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Switch
Part number
1EN1186
Condition
Failed
Location
Internal
Part time
3,559 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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) ON APPROACH, PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT GET NOSE DOWNLOCK INDICATION. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND RECYCLED LANDING GEAR DOWN, STILL DID NOT GET DOWNLOCK INDICATION. CREW ALERTED ATC AND PROCEEDED WITH EMERGENCY GEAR DOWN PROCEDURES. STILL DID NOT GET DOWNLOCK INDICATION. ACFT PERFORMED UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MX JACKED ACFT AND PERFORMED GEAR SWING. TROUBLESHOT PROBLEM TO FAILED NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH. SWITCH TURNED OFF HYD BUT DID NOT GIVE DOWNLOCK INDICATION. NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH REPLACED.