Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
November 7, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Part
Switch
Part number
V315
Condition
Broken Wiring
Location
L/H Thrust Rev
Part time
1,671 hours
Component
Cessna · 55652249
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN)AFTER LANDING,THRUST REV LIGHTS SHOWED NORMAL DEPLOYMENT,BUT AFTER SELECTING STOW,THEY REMAINED DEPLOYED & THE UNLOCK LIGHTS REMAINED ON.SELECTING THE EMERGENCY STOW SWITCH STOWED THE THRUST REV. TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND THAT SWITCHES S153 & S161, IN THE PEDESTAL,HAD BROKEN WIRING.THE SWITCHES ARE ATTACHED TO THE RESPECTIVE POWER LEVER ASSY & THE WIRING LEADING AWAY IS HEAT SHRINK WRAPPED & POTTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE SWITCHES. IT IS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE SWITCHES THAT ALL OF THE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED.BOTH THE LT & RT SWITCHES ARE ROUTED IN THE SAME MANNER,BUT IT IS ONLY THE LEFT SWITCHES THAT ARE CAUSING PROBLEM.

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