Service difficulty report · Uplock · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
June 16, 2012
Submitted
June 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800097
Aircraft time
4,541 hours, 3,002 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CR
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

LANDING GEAR UNLOCK ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AT FL430 AND REMAINED ON UNTIL GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION. PERFORMED SEVERAL LANDING GEAR RETRACTIONS AND EXTENSIONS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. FROZE ALL 3 MLG UPLOCK SWITCHES. OPERATED MLG. NO FAULTS NOTED. CHECKED UPLOCK SWITCHES FOR RIGGING. FOUND NOSE UPLOCK AND LT MLG UPLOCK SLIGHTLY OUT OF RIG. ADJUSTED BOTH SWITCHES BY 1 TURN OF THE JAM NUT. RECHECKED UPLOCK RIGGING. OPS CHECK GOOD. WORK DONE IAW MM 32-60-00. ELECTRICITY CHECK ALL 3 UPLOCK SWITCH FOR HIGH RESISTANCE OR LOOSE CONNECTIONS. NO FAULTS FOUND. INSPECTED LANDING EMERGENCY RELEASE SYS. NO DEFECTS NOTED.