Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
April 19, 2011
Submitted
April 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59764
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317652037
Aircraft time
27,242 hours
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
487862
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT WAS ON APPROACH AND NOTICED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT FAILED TO EXTINGUISH ON GEAR DOWN SELECTION. GREEN LIGHT ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE FOR NOSE LANDING GEAR. PILOT DIVERTED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX ENSURED GEAR WAS LOCKED AND TOWED TO HANGAR FOR INSP AND FOUND THE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH TO BE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED SWITCH, PN 487-862 IAW SRM 7-36; SWUNG GEAR MULTIPLE TIMES WITH GOOD RESULTS. SUBSEQUENT OPS CHECK-FLIGHT GOOD - ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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