Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
December 9, 2007
Submitted
December 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600423
Aircraft time
9,242 hours, 7,564 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Squat Switch
Part number
41EN496
Condition
Worn
Location
Mlg
Part time
9,242 hours, 7,564 cycles
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

LANDING GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT. GEAR INDICATES DOWN AND 3 GREEN . GEAR HANDLE WILL NOT RAISE AS IF LOCKED DOWN. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND LH SQUAT SWITCH TO BE IN GROUND MODE. WITH SLIGHT SIDE LOAD TO THE SCISSOR LINK MOVES SWITCH SHAFT LATERALLY BACK INTO FLIGHT. SWITCH SHAFT SHOULD NOT HAVE A LATERAL WIGGLE TRIGGERING GROUNF FROM FLIGHT AND VISE VERSA. WAS ABLE TO NUDGE SHAFT TO TRIGGER GROUND AND FLIGHT MODE. SWITCH FAULTY FROM STOCK. REMOVED LH SQUAT SWITCH AND INSTALLED NEW. RIGGED AND TESTED THROUGHLY. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS. GEAR SWINGS OPS CHECKED GOOD. RAN ENGINES AND PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT ON GROUND AND IN FLIGHT MODE. LH SQUAT SWITCH OPERATES NORMALLY AT THIS TIME IAW CE560 MM 32-61-00 AND 21-31-00.