Service difficulty report · Limit Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 24, 2008
Submitted
May 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605264
Aircraft time
5,972 hours, 4,697 cycles
Part
Limit Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STAB MISCOMPARE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF AFTER FLAPS WERE RETRACTED TO THE 0 DEGREES POSITION. COMPLETED CHECKLISTS FOR THAT CONDITION. STAB MISCOMPARE ANNUNCIATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AND ON THE GROUND. RESEARCHED WIRING DIAGRAMS. HOOKED UP PITOT/STATIC TESTER. CHECKED OPS OF AIRSPEED SWITCH. NOTED AIRSPEED SWITCH OPENED AT 230 KNOTS, AND CLOSED AT 225 KNOTS. AIRSPEED SWITCH CHECKS GOOD. OPERATED SYS IAW MM 27-40-00. SYS FAILS IN UPPER LIMIT POSITION. ACCESSED POSITION SWITCHES AND CHECKED. SWITCHES CHECK GOOD AND FAIL MESSAGE GONE. OPS OF STABILIZER SHOWS FAIL IN UP LIMIT POSITION. TAPPED ON LT SWITCH PACKAGE AND FAIL MESSAGE CLEARED. CONTINUITY CHECK OF LT LIMIT SWITCHES CHECKS GOOD. SWITCH NEEDS ADJUSTMENT OR REPLACEMENT FOUND THE TWO-POSITION HORIZONTAL STAB SWITCHES. TO BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT TO THE UP AND THE DOWN LIMIT SWITCHES. PERFORMED OPS CHECK. OPS CHECK GOOD. ALL MX DONE IAW MM 27-40-00. CLOSED ALL ACCESS PANELS.

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