Service difficulty report · Switch · Israel 1124

Difficulty date
October 13, 2011
Submitted
October 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36SF
Make and model
Israel 1124
Aircraft serial
233
Aircraft time
11,716 hours, 8,875 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
1EN16
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF GEAR BEING DOWN AND LOCKED (GREEN LIGHTS). THE GEAR HAD APPEARED TO TO ACT AND SOUND NORMAL DURING EXTENSION. CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE CHECKED AND THE GEAR WAS CYCLED UP AND INDICATED BOTH MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. GEAR WAS CYCLED BACK DOWN AND NO GEAR INDICATION WAS APPARENT. ACFT DIVERTED AND GEAR WAS VERIFIED WITH TAXI LIGHT OPERATION ON MAIN GEAR AND VISUAL CHECK BY TOWER PERSONAL. ACFT LANDED AND WAS INSPECTED BY EMERGENCY CREW AND RETURNED TO HANGAR FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.

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