Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
January 23, 2007
Submitted
January 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N372QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600372
Aircraft time
6,602 hours, 5,487 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
S430087
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

RT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK FAILED. HAD A GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT ON WITH A HYDRAULIC PTRS ON LIGHT. RAN THE HYDRAULIC PRES ON CK LIST AND WHEN WE PULLED THE GEAR CONTROL (CB) AS DIRECTED THE RT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS THEN PLACED IN THE GEAR DOWN POS. RESET THE (CB) AND GOT 3 GREEN LIGHTS, NO DIVERT. REMOVED FAULTY RT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH P/N S430087. INSTALLED NEW SWITCH P/N 65430087. OP CHECK GOOD, ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW CESSNA CE-560 MAINT MANUAL CHAP'S 32-61-00 AND 32-60-00, FOR DETAILS REF FAS W/O 07-183