Service difficulty report · Switch · Aerosp AS365N2

Difficulty date
December 1, 2013
Submitted
December 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N164CF
Make and model
Aerosp AS365N2
Aircraft serial
6442
Aircraft time
6,551 hours, 34,670 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
1934500002
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nlg
Component
Nlg · Urocop
Component part number
1874010107
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE PILOT WAS INBOUND TO A NEARBY AIRPORT. ON APPROACH, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WERE THREE GREEN DOWN & LOCKED GEAR INDICATIONS. AS THE PILOT INITIATED THE LANDING, THE NLG BEGAN TO FOLD AS HE WAS TOUCHING DOWN. THE NLG YOKE, RT PITOT TUBE, SEARCH LIGHT & LANDING LIGHT ASSEMBLIES ALL WERE DAMAGED AS THEY MADE CONTACT WITH THE GND. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY PULLED IN TO A HOVER & RECYCLED THE GEAR. THE LANDING WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE AN INTERMITTENT NOSE WHEEL CENTERING MICRO SWITCH. THIS SWITCH IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED & THE AIRFRAME DAMAGE IS BEING INSPECTED WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE MFG. THIS ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE.

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