Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
April 14, 2005
Submitted
April 14, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N400JD
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500235
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Part
Switch
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
115 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

LT THRUST REVERSER (TR) PERFORMED UNCOMMANDED STOW DURING THRUST REVERSER USE AFTER LANDING. AFTER ACCESSING THE THROTTLE QUADRANT, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE WIRES CONNECTED TO THE LT DEPLOY SWITCH WERE STRETCHED VERY TIGHT WHEN THE T/R (PIGGYBACK) LEVERS WERE IN THE DEPLOY POSITION. AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS USING SOFTWARE PROVIDED BY MFG, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEPLOY SWITCH WAS FAULTY. DURING THE PROCESS OF ACCESSING THE WIRES TO REPLACE SWITCH, WIRE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN WHERE IT WAS SPLICED. THE SHRINK WRAP THAT WAS AROUND THE WIRE BUNDLE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THE DEFECT. SPLICE WAS REPAIRED AND AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE T/R SYSTEM CONFIRMED THAT THE SYSTEM HAD BEEN FIXED. (K)

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