Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
November 17, 2008
Submitted
June 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800155
Aircraft time
1,158 hours, 739 cycles
Part
Squat Switch
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED, ONE SECOND OF ODD "CLUNKING" WAS HEARD NEAR THE NOSE GEAR THEN UNUSUAL NOISE STOPPED. ALL 3 GEAR SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED AND RED "UNLOCKED" ILLUMINATED. ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER "WOW MISCOMPARE" CAS MESSAGE CAME ON. GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED AND COULD NOT BE RAISED AGAIN. "WOW MISCOMPARE" WENT AWAY ON LANDING. FOUND NLG SQUAT SWITCH OUT OF RIG. PROPERLY RIGGED NOSE GEAR SQUAT SWITCH IAW MM 32-60-00. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. OPS CHECK GOOD.