Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
December 25, 2005
Submitted
December 29, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N339QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600339
Aircraft time
9,141 hours, 7,438 cycles
Part
Squat Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT UNLOCK TO RETRACT GEAR, TOOK 3 ATTEMPTS BEFORE GEAR WOULD COME UP. FOUND LT SQUAT SWITCH INDICATING GROUND, ADJUSTED SWITCH, PERFORMED SEVERAL RIGGING CHECKS, THEN SWUNG GEAR, NO DEFECTS NOTED. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND RIGGED SQUAT SWITCH. TESTED SWITCH WITH GEAR HANDLE INDICATIONS. SWUNG GEAR TO INSURE 3 GREEN. DOWNJACKED AND RAN AIRCRAFT. DISCONNECTED LT SQUAT SWITCH AND COULDN'T GET AIRCRAFT INTO AIR MODE. REJACKED AIRCRAFT ADJUSTED SQUAT SWITCH, PERFORMED SEVERAL OPS CHECKS IN AIR, NO DEFECTS NOTED. SWUNG GEAR, OPS CHECK GOOD. DOWNJACKED AIRCRAFT, PERFORMED, PRESSURIZATION CHECKS, NO DEFECTS NOTED.