Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 13, 2012
Submitted
July 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800036
Aircraft time
5,815 hours, 3,865 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
S31771
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
5,816 hours, 3,866 cycles
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 GEAR RETRACTION THE RED UNSAFE REMAINED ULLUMINATED. THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH NORMAL GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS. R & R MLG UPLOCK SWITCHES IAW MM 32-60-00. R & R THE NLG WIRING HARNESS IAW MM 32-60-00 & EED'S DWG NR 6948005. MLG RETRACTION SYS OPS CHECKED GOOD.