Service difficulty report · Switch · Lkheed 188C

Difficulty date
March 31, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lkheed 188C
Aircraft time
24,293 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D13
Propeller
Allsn A6441FN606
Part
Switch
Part number
40108
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) THE SNAG WAS REPORTED AS HAD A IN TRANSIT, UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT ON THE NLG AND LT MLG AFTER 45 SECONDS, BUMPED UP GEAR HANDLE UP TO ENSURE POSITIVE SELECTION, THEN WENT TO NEUTRAL, GEAR STAYED UP, WENT TO GEAR DOWN, GEAR CAME DOWN, 3 GREEN RETURNED TO BS TO UNEVENTFUL LANDING. GEAR SWING CARRIED OUT IN HANGER, RETRACTION TIME WAS WITHIN LIMITS, GEAR LOCKED UP, HAD A UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT ON THE LT MLG, THE NLG UNSAFE LIGHT WAS OUT. THE LT MLG UP SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE SYS FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY, RETRACTION AND EXTENSION TIMES WERE GOOD.