Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
July 30, 2010
Submitted
August 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600619
Aircraft time
5,718 hours, 4,576 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
65430087
Part serial
1355038
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Mlg
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, MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT. GEAR UNLOCKED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A GROUND OBSERVATION PROVIDED THAT RT MLG WAS FULLY EXTENDED. JACKED ACFT, PREFORMED MLG RETRACTION SEVERAL CYCLES, NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED MLG RETRACT PARALLELING CIRCUIT TEST WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. LT WING RING OUT OF RT LOG MLG UPLOCK SWITCH (G005). FOUND RETRACT OUT FOR GEAR CONTROL PCB TO HAVE 18-30 OHMS X CONTACTS WITH GEAR EXTENDED. COULD FLUCTUATE RESISTANCE (120 OHMS) BY SLIGHT MOVEMENT ON SWITCH PLUNGER. INSTALLED NEW RT UPLOCK SWITCH. ADJUSTED & SAFTIED IAW MM 32-31-05. PERFORMED MLG SWINGS, CHECKS GOOD. ALL INDICATIONS CHECK GOOD. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 32-01-00.