SDR VU2R10112

Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
August 27, 2010
Submitted
August 27, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2PG
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1378
Aircraft time
4,784 hours, 2,579 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
1159SCAV4571
Condition
False Indication
Location
Nlg
Part time
2,440 hours, 1,543 cycles
Component
Landing Gear
Component part number
1159L4000427
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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, PA SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN. NLG DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED CONDITION. ACFT MADE SEVERAL PASSES OVER CONTROL TOWER AND TOWER CONFIRMED ALL 3 LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED. PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR AS A PRECAUTION AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. OBTAINED SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT, PINNED ALL THREE GEAR IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION AND FLEW ACFT BACK TO HOME BASE. DETERMINED NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH TO BE FAULTY. REPLACED SWITCH AND RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.