SDR SABA960008

Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Bag JETSTM3101

Difficulty date
March 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N170PC
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3101
Aircraft serial
717
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
622800200
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO ISO WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE N/G DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. ABORTED APPROACH RECYCLED THE GEAR AND STILL NO N/G IND. DECLARED EMERG AND DIVERTED TO RDU. CAPT DID A FLYBY AND THE TOWER VERIFIED THE GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. ON SHORT FINAL, THE N/G DOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE A/C LANDED W/O INCIDENT. SHUT THE A/C DOWN AND ATTEMPTED TO DEPLANE PAX, BUT THE MAIN CABIN DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. F/O DEPLANED PAX THRU EMERG EXIT. A/C WAS JACKED UP AND THE L/G IND SYS FUNCTION TESTED. ALL IND NORMAL. REPLACED N/G DN LOCK SW. THE SW WAS TESTED. CABIN DOOR LINKAGED WAS CLEANED AND LUBED. DOOR CYCLED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE W/O PROBLEMS. A/C RETURNED TO SERV. (M)