Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 16, 2011
Submitted
March 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N698QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605653
Aircraft time
4,067 hours, 3,070 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

NORMAL TAKEOFF ROLL, UPON POSITIVE RATE, GEAR LEVER WAS SELECTED UP, IT APPEARED GEAR CYCLED UP HOWEVER RED "UNLOCK" LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FOUND HYD FLUID LEVEL FULL AND NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS MULTIPLE TIMES IAW MM 32-01-00 AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF MLG UPLOCKS AND FOUND MAIN GEAR UPLOCKS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED MAIN GEAR UPLOCK SWITCHES IAW MM 32-30-05. INSPECTED PCB'S NZ004, NZ009 & NZ017 IAW MM 20-21-03, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED FLAP & 2 POSITION HORIZONTAL STAB CHECKED IAW MM 27-51-00 & 55-10-01, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED SEVERAL MORE MLG SWINGS IAW MM 32-01-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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