Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
October 5, 2009
Submitted
November 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2611X
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0072
Aircraft time
21,340 hours
Part
Switch
Part number
1CH16
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Mlg
Component
Actuator · Cessna
Component part number
99101397
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

CREW REPORTED, ON APPROACH, NORMAL GEAR DOWN INDICATION UNTIL FLAPS WERE SELECTED BEYOND 15 DEGREES. GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK LIGHT FLICKERED, GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED. ABORTED APPROACH TO TROUBLESHOOT SYS. SUBSEQUENT GEAR EXTENSION RESULTED IN NORMAL INDICATION. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS PREFORMED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION DURING GEAR SWING. RERIGGED NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH, PERFORMED SEVERAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TESTS, SYS CHECKED OK. ACFT RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.

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