Service difficulty report · Indicator · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
August 15, 2005
Submitted
October 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N241FB
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
5102
Engine
Ge CF343A
Part
Indicator
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Part time
4,972 hours, 3,411 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

( REF: PA 05-003) THERE WAS NO GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ON THE NOSE GEAR. THERE WAS ALSO NO RED UNSAFE INDICATION. THE CREW WENT THROUGH THE REQUIRED CHECKLIST AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO KDAL TOWER. THERE WERE MULTIPLE FAILURES IN THE GEAR INDICATION SYSTEM. THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL UNIT, PN 717001-7, SN 316, WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED WITH A REPAIRED UNIT. THE RT MAIN GEAR NR 2 DOWNLOCK PROXIMITY SWITCH, PN 8-40534, SN F52129 WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT. SYSTEM CHECKS WERE CARRIED OUT IAW THE MM AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)