Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
January 5, 2018
Submitted
January 31, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810J
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
810
Aircraft time
24,445 hours, 29,714 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
622800200
Condition
Stuck
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, SELECTED GEAR DOWN. DID NOT GET A GEAR INDICATION. RAN CHECKLISTS. ABLE TO VERIFY GEAR WAS DOWN VISUALLY AND PERFORMED A LOW FLY BY THE TOWER TO VERIFY. LANDED WITHOUT EVENT. MX PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND OPS CHECKS OF THE GEAR. FOUND THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH WAS STICKING AND THE FACE OF THE INDICATOR WAS LOOSE IN HOUSING. CLEANED THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND SECURED THE FACE OF THE GEAR INDICATOR. PERFORMED NUMEROUS GEAR SWINGS AND ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.