Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Cessna 310R

Difficulty date
February 14, 2012
Submitted
February 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815AC
Make and model
Cessna 310R
Aircraft serial
310R0598
Aircraft time
8,485 hours
Part
Control Handle
Part number
MS25126E1
Condition
Burned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WHEN SELECTED. LANDING GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED TO FULL DOWN POSITION WITH 3 GREEN INDICATIONS. ON RETURN TO MX FACILITY, ACFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS AND LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED APPROX 10 MONTH PREVIOUSLY. THE GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH WAS INSPECTED UPON REMOVAL AND SOME BURNING OR ARCING WAS EVIDENT ON THE SWITCH CONTACTS. IN ADDITION TO THE SELECTOR SWITCH BEING REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, LANDING GEAR MOTOR AND MAIN GEAR DOWN SWITCH WERE ALSO REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION.

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