Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
February 11, 2007
Submitted
February 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N362QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800051
Aircraft time
1,181 hours, 800 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
603731
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,181 hours, 800 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING APPROACH GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND RIGHT GEAR WAS NOT INDICATING GREEN. LEFT MAIN AND NOSE INDICATED GREEN. AFTER MANUEVRING AND LEAVING THE PATTERN FOR 5 MINS, UNLOCK LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND THREE GREEN WERE PRESENT FOR A SAFE LANDING. NO BOTTLE WAS BLOWN. FOUND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR DOWNLOCK SWITCH GOES INOPERATIVE WHEN FROZEN. REMOVED & REPLACED RT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH. IAW CE680 MM 32-30-40 & 32-60-00