Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 510

Difficulty date
December 14, 2009
Submitted
January 15, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N620CM
Make and model
Cessna 510
Aircraft serial
5100206
Engine
Pwc PW615FA
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER SELECTING GEAR SELECT HANDLE TO THE GEAR DOWN POSITION, THE PILOT NOTED THE ACFT RECEIVED ALL 3 GREEN "DOWN AND LOCK" LIGHTS AND THE RED IN-TRANSIT "UNSAFE" LIGHT. OPERATOR DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A POST FLIGHT INSP FOUND THE LT MAIN LANDING UP-LOCK SWITCH BAD BY TAPPING ON SWITCH WITH GEAR DOWN, COULD CAUSE THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT TO GO OUT. REPLACED LT MLG UP-LOCK SWITCH AND OPS CHECKED GOOD WHILE CYCLING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES.

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