Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
August 7, 2013
Submitted
August 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601CA
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3623
Aircraft time
31,973 hours, 40,929 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
200918206
Condition
Faulty
Location
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

DURING APPROACH, CREW SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN. RT MAIN SHOWED UNSAFE. CREW ABORTED APPROACH AND PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURES TO ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. UNSAFE INDICATION REMAINED, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDING PROCEEDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE UNSAFE INDICATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FALSE WARNING.