Service difficulty report · Switch · Gulstm GIVXG450

Difficulty date
April 16, 2023
Submitted
April 19, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIVXG450
Aircraft serial
4084
Aircraft time
12,360 hours, 6,182 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
1159F5014061
Part serial
NA
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 800
Part time
12,360 hours, 6,182 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, MAIN CABIN DOOR RED CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. CREW COULD NOT ADEQUATELY CONFIRM UPPER LEFT BAYONET POSITION. CHECKLIST FOLLOWED, EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING PERFORMED. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION FOUND UPPER LEFT DOOR INDICATION MICROSWITCH INOPERATIVE. MICROSWITCH P/N 1159F50140-61 WAS REPLACED. PERFORMED SYSTEM OPERATION CHECKS AND VERIFICATION OF BAYONET INDICATORS, SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD.