Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
November 15, 2013
Submitted
November 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544UP
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT544
Aircraft time
20,059 hours, 21,569 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH TO KSDF RT LG UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND GEAR, USING EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE WITH NO SUCCESS. PILOT RECYCLED GEAR, ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT ALL 3 GEAR LIGHTS TURNED GREEN. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KSDF WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED RT MLG INBD DOWN POSITION SWITCH INTERMITTENT, NOTED SWITCH WAS R & R WITH SERVICEABLE SWITCH. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED IAW FAIRCHILD MM 32-30-00 SYS CHECKED NORMAL.