Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
January 27, 2018
Submitted
January 31, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810JH
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
810
Aircraft time
24,476 hours, 29,757 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
622800200
Condition
Shorted
Location
Right
Stage of operation
AP
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 APPROACH AND SELECTING THE GEAR DOWN, UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE GEAR WAS DOWN. FLEW A LOW APPROACH AND THE TOWER STATED APPEARED TO BE DOWN. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS TRIPPED. RESET CORRECTED THE CONDITION AND WERE ABLE TO LAND NORMALLY. ON TAKEOFF THE GEAR DID NOT GO UP WHEN SELECTED UP UNTIL REACHING OVER 2,000 FEET. THE LEFT GEAR LIGHT TOOK EVEN LONGER TO EXTINGUISH. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED THE RIGHT UPLOCK SWITCH. PERFORMED GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK. PERFORMED A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT IN WHICH THE GEAR WAS SWUNG APPROXIMATELY 50 TIMES. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.