Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
October 21, 2011
Submitted
October 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500124
Aircraft time
10,235 hours, 6,201 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
602751
Part serial
WO3442734
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,333 hours, 804 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

ON DESCENT THROUGH APPROX 13,000' CREW NOTICED THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. NO GEAR RED LIGHT OR ANY OTHER INDICATIONS WERE PRESENT INDICATING THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN. NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED THROUGH GEAR EXTENTION, RED UNLOCK LIGHT EXTINGUISHED NORMALLY. TROUBLESHOT R & R NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR DOWNLOCK SWITCH WITH A NEW UNIT AND PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION SEVERAL TIMES. OPS TEST CHECK SATISFACTORY IAW MM CHAP 32-30-03.

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