Service difficulty report · Connector · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
February 18, 2013
Submitted
February 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1320
Aircraft time
11,841 hours, 5,786 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIGHT MLG GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AT FL410, 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AT ALTITUDE. COCKPIT LIGHTS WERE TESTED BUT GREEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AFTER 45 MINUTES AT CRUISE, COCKPIT LIGHTS WERE ADJUSTED FOR NIGHT FLIGHT AND THEN THE GREEN GEAR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. LANDING GEAR EXTENSION WAS NORMAL AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS PERFORMED. JACKED ACFT. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RT MLG AREA FOUND NO DEFECTS. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED CONNECTOR ON RT MLG SIDE BRACE ACTUATOR DOWNLOCK SWITCH. FOUND THE MALE AND FEMALE ENDS OF THE PLUG SATURATED WITH MOISTURE INSIDE THE PLUG. CLEANED AND REINSTALLED. PERFORMED GEAR SWING. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. WORK PERFORMED IAW GIV MSG3 AMM 32-00-00. DOWN JACKED ACFT.