# SDR CA120109009

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- 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](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3260)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA120109009

## Discrepancy

(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.

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