Service difficulty report · Position Switch · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
May 22, 2009
Submitted
May 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
452037
Aircraft time
2,592 hours, 2,044 cycles
Part
Position Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Actuator
Component
Actuator
Component part number
6632303003003
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

RETRACTED MLG AND THE WHITE AND BLACK HASH MARK INDICATORS INDICATING THE GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED THE GEAR AND THE RESULT WAS NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE MAIN'S RETRACTED. CREW EXTENDED THE GEAR AND ALL GEAR INDICATIONS SHOWED 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED. CREW PERFORMED AN AIR RETURN, WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXI. MX REPLACED RT MAIN INBD DOOR ACTUATOR (CONTAINS THE INTERNAL POSITION SWITCH). LEAKS AND OPS CHECK GOOD.