What was found
(CAN) PILOTS HAD NO LT GEAR DOWN INDICATION, ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE GEAR DOWN SWITCH HAD FAILED GIVING A FALSE INDICATION. GEAR ACTUATOR AND SWITCH WERE REPLACED AND OP`S CHECKED NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- January 4, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Pilats PC1245
- Aircraft time
- 8,717 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67B
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4A3D
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- UNAVAILABLE
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 9,492 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.