Service difficulty report · Connector · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 7, 2011
Submitted
December 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605360
Aircraft time
6,961 hours, 5,534 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
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

AFTER DEPARTING IN HEAVY RAIN, GEAR WAS SELECTED UP. GEAR RETRACTED BUT RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FLAPS WERE SELECTED UP BUT DID NOT RETRACT. HYD PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. STAB MISCOMPARE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GROUND IDLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED FOR LANDING. GEAR AND FLAPS EXTENDED NORMALLY AND ALL ABNORMAL INDICATIONS AND LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. LANDING WAS NORMAL. ON RT UPLOCK SWITCH AND FOUND DEFECTS AT PIN A AND B. CAUSING MOTOR TO INTERMITTENTLY JUMP FROM MEGA OHMS TO KILO OHMS. PINS A AND B LOCATED AT CONNECTOR PLUG PR00. REMOVED DEFECTIVE UP-LOCK SWITCH AND INSTALLED NEW SWITCH & RIGGED. OPS CHECKED GOOD. WORK DONE IAW MM 32-30-05, REV 29.

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