Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
November 18, 2012
Submitted
November 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600617
Aircraft time
7,229 hours, 5,769 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Sticking
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

TO START THE SEQUENCE OF GEAR RETRACTION, HAVE TO JIGGLE THE GEAR HANDLE IN ITS UP POSITION. FOUND GEAR HANDLE UP SWITCHES TO BE STICKING. REMOVED DME INDICATOR AND CAGE, CONTROLLER,RMU AND CADE DISPLAY CONTROLLER, MFD,THEN REMOVED GEAR HANDLE. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED GEAR CONTROL SWITCHES S112A AND S112B. REINSTALLED GEAR HANDLE ASSEMBLY. PERFORMED GEAR SWING OPS CHECK OF GEAR CONTROL, GEAR CONTROL CHECK GOOD NO DEFECTS WITH RETRACT OR EXTEND. REINSTALLED INDICATOR RACKS. OPS CHECKS GOOD. IAW MM 32-31-01/32-01-00 & WDM 32-30-01.