Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 27, 2003
Submitted
September 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N692QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605092
Aircraft time
2,856 hours, 2,297 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM HYA NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT STAY UP AND LOCKED AFTER RETRACTION, DIVERTED INTO SWF. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SQUAWK ON GROUND. FOUND EMERGENCY GEAR RELEASE CABLE HAS EXCESSIVE TENSION, RE-RIGGED CABLE IAW CE 560XL MM CHAPTER 32-30-08. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR UP-LOCK SWITCH AT MAX ADJUSTMENTS AND OUT OF RIG, REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR UP-LOCK SWITCH IAW CE 560XL MM CHAPTER 32-30-05 OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.

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