SDR 95ZZZX3228

Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna T210M

Difficulty date
June 2, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7072
Make and model
Cessna T210M
Aircraft serial
21061962
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
S13771
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
P
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 AND GEAR UP SELECTED, NO 'UP' LIGHT AND THE POWER PACK CONTINUED TO RUN. CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN WITH NO PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED AND FOUND THE LT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH MOUNTING JAM NUT HAD BACKED OFF LOOSENING THE SWITCH CAUSING THE SWITCH TO MOVE AND NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GEAR. THIS CAUSES THE 'UP' LIGHT NOT TO ILLUMINATE AND THE POWER PACK TO CONTINUE TO RUN AS THERE IS NO SENSE THE GEAR WAS UP AND LOCKED. (IN FACT, IT WAS.) SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS CESSNA INSTALL JAM NUTS THAT CAN ACCEPT SAFETY WIRE TO LOCK JAM NUTS AFTER ADJUSTMENTS AND ALIGNMENTS.

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