Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 17, 2009
Submitted
June 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N697QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605197
Aircraft time
7,239 hours, 5,836 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN CRUISE NLG GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MLG RETRACTED, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. EXTENSION NORMAL, BLEW DOWN TO INSURE DOWNLOCK. JACKED ACFT, RELEASED PRESSURE FROM MLG SYS, RE-SEATED MLG SHUTTLE VALVES, CYCLED MLG. BLED AIR FROM SYS IAW MM 32-01-00. RANG OUT NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH WITH MLG DOWN- HIGH RESISTING ACCESS PINS A & C - SHOULD BE OPEN, REPEATED & RANG OUT PINS B & C. READS 30 KILOHMS -SHOULD BE OPEN CIRCUIT. NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH BAD. REMOVED NLG ACT & INSTALLED RENTAL ACTUATOR IAW MM 32-30-03. INSTALLED PANEL. OPS & LEAK CHKS GOOD.

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