Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
July 12, 2002
Submitted
July 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70DJ
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500058
Part
Wire
Part number
620803230
Condition
Broken
Location
Uplock Switch
Part time
5,889 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE LT MLG FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. FOUND TWO BROKEN WIRES ON THE LT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH. THE WIRES APPEARED TO BE OLD AND BRITTLE. REPAIRED THE TWO BROKEN WIRES AND ALL OTHER WIRES AT THE UPLOCK SWITCH. PERFORMED A FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.

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