Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
August 5, 2011
Submitted
August 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N380QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800089
Aircraft time
4,055 hours, 2,693 cycles
Part
Control Handle
Part number
99125501
Part serial
K4809
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
169 hours, 130 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
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, LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS STUCK IN DOWN POSITION WITH 3 GREEN & NO RED. MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MX ATTEMPTED TO RAISE GEAR. GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE FROM DETENT. FOUND GEAR HANDLE WOULD RELEASE FROM DETENT ONLY WHEN SHAKEN. REINSTALLED GEAR HANDLE AND GEAR WOULD RAISE & LOWER PROPERLY. INTERNAL GEAR SET HANDLE SOLENOID IS INTERMITTENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH REPAIRED CONTROL HANDLE. SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 32-30-10.