Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
September 9, 2011
Submitted
September 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N167RC
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Aircraft serial
SH3038
Aircraft time
24,689 hours, 32,947 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
21EN912
Condition
Misrigged
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RIGHT MLG UNLOCKED INDICATION ON APPROACH. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED FLY-BY TO VERIFY GEAR DOWN. LANDED SAFELY. DETERMINED TO BE AN INDICATION PROBLEM. GEAR WAS DEFERRED PER MEL AND PINS INSTALLED TO LOCK GEAR DOWN. RIGHT DOWNLOCK MICROSWITCH WAS DETERMINED TO BE AT FAULT AND WAS ADJUSTED TO CLEAR THE MEL.