Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
December 25, 2008
Submitted
June 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N720QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
085
Aircraft time
4,370 hours, 2,698 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
4AS8135500503
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

UPON GEAR RETRACTION, LT MAIN GEAR INDICATION WAS AMBER CROSS HATCHED THEN RED CROSS HATCHED AND STAYED THAT WAY. GEAR SOUNDED TO HAVE RETRACTED NORMALLY. FOLLOWING QRH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. UNEVENTFUL LANDING FOLLOWED. HYD RESS WAS NORMAL. RECEIVED 3 GREEN DOWN INDICATIONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT FWD AND AFT UPLOCK PROXIMITY SWITCHES. WORK DONE IAW MM 32-10-11 AND CMP 326020. PART SN OFF: 4AS8135500-503 SN: OFF NA SN ON: N/A PN ON: 4AS8135500-503 (AFT)