Service difficulty report · Control Module · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
May 11, 2021
Submitted
May 18, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402HP
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800142
Aircraft time
7,497 hours, 4,979 cycles
Part
Control Module
Part number
049801001
Part serial
F9982
Condition
Faulted
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED UNCOMMANDED GEAR MOVEMENT. AFTER TAKEOFF THE FLIGHT CREW DESCRIBED THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO THE UP POSITION AND THE GEAR BEGAN TO RETRACT, BUT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR THAN STARTED TO EXTEND TO DOWN AND LOCKED AND THEN RETRACTED ONCE AND AGAIN AND THEN BACK DOWN, 4 TIMES IN TOTAL. FINALLY THE LANDING GEAR STAYED UP AND LOCKED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED AND NO LANDING GEAR FAULTS WERE NOTED DURING EXTENSION. LANDING WAS WITHOUT EVENT. THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER TROUBLESHOT AND DETERMINED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL WAS DEFECTIVE. AN OVERHAULED UNIT WAS INSTALLED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.