Service difficulty report · Switch · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
December 30, 2004
Submitted
January 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781TA
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258281
Aircraft time
6,047 hours, 4,688 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
1EN115BN111
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nose 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

CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH AND GEAR SELECTED DOWN THAT THE NOSE WHEEL DOWN INDICATOR HAD FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. TOWER VERIFIED GEAR POSITION TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. CREW REQUESTED PRIORITY, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR LEG LOCK MICROSWITCH TO BE INTERMITTENT. A NEW MICROSWITCH WAS INSTALLED, AND SEVERAL SATISFACTORY GEAR SWINGS WERE PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.