Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
December 16, 2011
Submitted
December 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35CY
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
473
Aircraft time
8,581 hours, 6,615 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
63210015
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
791 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

AT APPROXIMATELY 20:00 HRS ON APPROACH INTO KTN SEVERAL GEAR CYCLES REQUIRED TO EXTEND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. ONCE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED THE CREW LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND WATER IN THE ACTUATOR SWITCH BOSS ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR. SUSPECT DOWNLOCK SWITCH FREEZING IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE SWITCH ACTUATOR BALL AND SWITCH WERE LUBED AND RIGGED PER LEARJET MM 32-60-01. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH GOOD RESULTS AND A SUCCESSFUL CHECK FLIGHT WAS CARRIED OUT WITH NUMEROUS GEAR CYCLES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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