SDR MALA050225

Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Bac AVRO146RJ85A

Difficulty date
January 26, 2005
Submitted
March 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505XJ
Make and model
Bac AVRO146RJ85A
Aircraft serial
E2313
Aircraft time
15,247 hours, 14,727 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

UPON INITIAL GEAR RETRACTION L GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT AND GEAR HANDLE IN TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON. AFTER RECYCLING GEAR THE L GEAR LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE R GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR HANDLE INTRANSIT LIGHT ON. AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED NORMALLY ON CLIMB. FOUND DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND UPLOCK SWITCHES DIRTY. CLEANED AND LUBED SWITCHES. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS SEVERAL TIMES. ALL CHECKS GOOD IAW AVRO AMM 32-30-00.