Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
September 9, 2016
Submitted
September 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35CY
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
35473
Aircraft time
10,725 hours, 8,165 cycles
Engine
Hnywl TFE73120
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER A NORMAL DEPARTURE WHILE CLIMBING THRU ABOUT 15000' THE LEFT GEAR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMNINATED FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. REDUCED POWER AND BEGAN SLOWING TO 200 KIAS, AT ABOUT 240 KIAS GEAR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS. LATER AT 250 KIAS THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR UPLOCK SWITCH AND ADJUSTED, PERFORMED MULTIPLE SWINGS WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS AND A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT.

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