Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
February 17, 2010
Submitted
February 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357QS
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
6800115
Aircraft time
2,220 hours, 1,401 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Control Handle
Part number
049801001
Part serial
K4809
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Part time
2,220 hours, 1,401 cycles
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, RETRACTED MLG AND BOTH MLG RETRACTED NORMALLY. RED "UNLOCK" COCKPIT ANNUCIATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR ABOUT 10 -12 SECONDS. NLG RETRACTED NORMALLY AFTER 5 OR 6 CYCLES OF BANGING / VIBRATIONS IN NOSE WHEEL WELL AREA. MLG LATER EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH 3 GEAR INDICATIONS. JACKED ACFT & CYCLED MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT UNITL CONTROL HANDLE WIGGLED BACK & FORTH. ALSO NOTED NLG DID NOT LOCK UP FOR A LONG TIME. FOUND NLG UPLOCK SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED NLG UPLOCK SWITCH IAW MM 32-60-00. R & R MLG CONTROL UNIT IAW MM CH 32-40-10. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS & OPS CHECK OF MLG CONTROL UNIT. ALL TESTS PASS. LANDING GEAR EXTENSION & RETRACTION OPS CHECKS NORMAL.