Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
December 26, 2012
Submitted
January 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334AC
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Aircraft serial
SH3029
Aircraft time
26,379 hours, 34,741 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, CREW SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN. RIGHT MAIN SHOWED UNSAFE. CREW ABORTED APPROACH AND PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURES TO ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CREW WERE UNABLE TO GET A GREEN INDICATION FOR THE RIGHT MAIN. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN INDICATION PROBLEM.