Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
November 4, 2010
Submitted
November 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600483
Aircraft time
9,681 hours, 7,877 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
65430087
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
9,681 hours, 7,877 cycles
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

ON TAKEOFF DURING GEAR RETRACTION THE LT MAIN GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND LT MAIN GEAR DOWN LIGHT REMAINED ON. GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. JACKED ACFT, COULD NOT DUPLICATE GEAR DISCREPANCY. PERFORMED PARALLELING CIRCUIT TEST, ALL CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-01-00, REV 28. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES FOUND HIGH RESISTANCES IN LEFT UPLOCK SWITCH, INDICATING CIRCUIT AND INTERMITTENT DME SPLICE IN UPLOCK SWITCH HYD CIRCUIT. R & R LT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH AND RE-SPLICED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SPLICES. WORK DONE IN REFERENCE TO MM 32-61-00, REV 28. GEAR SWINGS PROVED SATISFACTORY. DOWN JACKED ACFT.