Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 510

Difficulty date
June 3, 2014
Submitted
June 4, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N759SB
Make and model
Cessna 510
Aircraft serial
0403
Aircraft time
351 hours, 247 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

DURING APPROACH, GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND INDICATED 3 GREEN AND THE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ON. GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND GEAR INDICATION WAS NORMAL ALL LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. A SECOND APPROACH WAS ATTEMPTED AND WHEN GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED THE INDICATION WAS 3 GREEN FOR GEAR DOWN AND THE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ON. AT THAT TIME THE CREW ELECTED TO RETRACT GEAR AGAIN, SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL ALL GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AND THE DIVERTED SERVICE CENTER TO WORK THE ISSUE. DUE TO THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT THE CREW NOTIFIED THE TOWER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE WAS DISPATCHED FOR THE ACFT DURING LANDING AS A PRECAUTION. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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