Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
May 20, 2010
Submitted
May 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
452041
Aircraft time
3,562 hours, 2,885 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Part
Downlock Switch
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LT MAIN GEAR INDICATOR DID NOT MATCH GEAR HANDLE POSITION. CREW CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES AND LIGHT EVENTUALLY ILLUMINATED ON LT GEAR DOWN POSITION. CREW PERFORMED TOWER FLYBY TO CONFIRM GEAR POSITION. LANDING UNEVENTFUL, ALTHOUGH TOWER DID CALL FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES. MX REMOVED, CLEANED, AND RE-RIGGED DOWN AND LOCKED SWITCH. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. (REPEAT EVENT FROM MAY 09 ALTHOUGH NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. PREVIOUS MX FOUND DOWN LOCK CONNECTOR VERY DIRY. CLEANED AND PERFORMED OPS CHECKS SATISFACTORY.)