Service difficulty report · Speed Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 31, 2017
Submitted
May 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629BT
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605696
Aircraft time
2,269 hours, 1,947 cycles
Part
Speed Switch
Part number
D45C24
Part serial
948
Condition
Defective
Location
Horizontal Stab
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, AFTER THE FLAPS HAD BEEN SELECTED TO SEVEN DEGREES, RECEIVED A STAB MISCOMPARE ANNUNCIATION, FOLLOWED BY A SIGNIFICANT CLIMB MOVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT THE SPEED SWITCH OF THE TWO-SPEED POSITION HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE SPEED SWITCH WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKED SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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