Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
March 26, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Switch
Part number
1EN1186
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nlg Downlock
Part time
1,831 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN GEAR SELECTED DOWN NO GREEN LIGHT FOR NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK. ALSO, THERE WAS NO RED UNSAFE LIGHT OR ANY HYD ON ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT. GEAR RECYCLED, STILL THE SAME AND BULBS OK. GEAR BLOWN DOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED OK. FOUR HOURS LATER THE GREEN LIGHT WAS ON. SUBMITTER SUSPECTS COLD SOAKING OF SWITCH. SWITCH REPLACED. PART TC: 1,471.

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