Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
January 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Lear 35A
Part
Squat Switch
Part number
426EN98
Condition
Frozen
Location
Main Gear
Part time
275 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, J

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER NORMAL TAXI AND TAKEOFF, GEAR WAS SELECTED UP AND THE TWO MAIN GEAR LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CYCLE STOPPED THERE. GEAR WAS RE-SELECTED TWICE WITH SAME RESULTS. FUEL DUMPED AND AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO BASE AND LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED AND GEAR CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO FAULT FOUND. THE SQUAT SWITCHES WERE LUBRICATED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED. PARAT TC: 142.

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