Service difficulty report · Uplock · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 17, 2008
Submitted
August 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605507
Aircraft time
3,740 hours, 2,668 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
66426321
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nlg
Part time
3,740 hours, 2,668 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KMVY THE LANDING GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHT REMAINED ON, STAB MISCOMPARE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY MASTER CAUTION. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST DIVERTED TO KBED AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. RESET HYDRAULIC CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER AS PER CHECK LIST. LOWERED GEAR, HYD PRESS AND STAB MISCOMPARE INDICATIONS WENT BACK TO NORMAL. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK ASSEMBLY OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED NLG UPLOCK ASSEMBLY. PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS. SYSTEM OPERATES NORMAL. (A)

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