Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
May 30, 2017
Submitted
June 1, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N63FF
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600063
Aircraft time
15,152 hours, 11,036 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
V332
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Part time
10,000 hours, 5,000 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, PILOT NOTICED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. TWO ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT THE GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS. PILOT NOTED HE HAD THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY. TOWER SUGGESTED A LOW FLYBY TO CONFIRM THREE DOWN AND LOCKED. CREW COMPLIED, AND COMPLETED A NON-EVENTFUL LANDING. TROUBLESHOT AND DETERMINED THAT THE TWO SWITCHES THAT ARE ACTIVATED BY THE LARGE GEAR RETRACT - EXTEND SWITCH WERE FAULTY AND NOT PROVIDING THE CORRECT VOLTAGE TO THE SYSTEM. THEY ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED.