Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
March 1, 2003
Submitted
April 1, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N233FX
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
154
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Squat Switch
Part number
426EN98
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN DEPARTING, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND UPON INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND LT AND RT MLG STRUTS TO BE SERVICED UNEVEN, AND ROLLER ON RT MLG SQUAT SWITCH WORN. AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED STRUTS WERE SERVICED AND RT MLG SQUAT SWITCH REMOVED AND REPLACED. GEAR RETRACTED SATISFACTORY. DEFECTIVE SQUAT SWITCH. MANUFACTURE EVALUATION.