Service difficulty report · Switch · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
March 29, 2014
Submitted
April 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N880QS
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258570
Aircraft time
8,222 hours, 6,017 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING GEAR EXTENSION RECEIVED THREE GREEN MAIN LIGHTS & ONE LT RED LIGHT. AFTER MISSED APPROACH IT BEGAN TO FLICKER, IT FLICKERED FOR THE WHOLE NEXT APPROACH WHICH LED TO AN ATC ISSUED GO AROUND & STOPPED FLICKERING SHORTLY AFTER. CHECKLIST WAS EXECUTED & GEAR CONFIRMED SAFE, STANDBY GEAR INDICATORS SHOWING TWO GREEN. JACKED ACFT & PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION. DUPLICATED DISCREPANCY ON FIRST TWO CYCLES. FOUND LT GEAR UNSAFE SWITCH WITH DIRT & SLUDGE BUILD UP. MANUALLY MOVED SWITCH & FLASHING UNSAFE LIGHT WENT OUT. CLEANED SWITCH & PERFORMED ADDITIONAL 10 CYCLES & OPS CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED IAW MM 32-30-11.