Service difficulty report · Switches · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
October 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Switches
Part number
65430087
Condition
Defective
Location
Gear Uplock
Part time
2,467 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

(CAN) GEAR SELECTED UP, RED IN TRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ON AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHT ON. NOSE RETRACTED, BUT MAIN DID NOT. HYDRAULIC LIGHT THEN WENT OUT. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK GREENS CAME ON. GEAR SELECTED DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING AND ALL 3 GEARS DOWN AND LOCKED. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT BOTH UPLOCK SWITCHES HAD A HIGH RESISTANCE ACROSS CONTACTS. SWITCHES SENT TO CESSNA FOR CHECK. PART TC: 2,780.

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