Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 8, 2008
Submitted
August 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800115
Part
Squat Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON GEAR RETRACTION, NOSE GEAR MADE A NOTICEABLE CLUNK AND BANG AND THE RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND CHECKED FOR PLAY IN NLG AND FOUND NLG TO BE FREE OF EXCESSIVE PLAY. CHECKED UPPER AND LOWER BARREL PRESSURES AND FOUND LOWER BARREL TO BE UNDER PRESSURE BY 10 PSI. SERVICED LOWER BARREL TO THE PROPER PRESSURE AND CHECKED FOR PROPER STRUT EXTENSION GOOD. PER MANUFACTURER TEAM FOUND NLG SQUAT SWITCH SLIGHTLY OUT OF RIG. ADJUSTED AND CHECKED GOOD. DATA REFERENCE. CE-680 M/M 32-60-00/32-20-00.