Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 10, 2013
Submitted
February 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605203
Aircraft time
9,869 hours, 7,943 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
65430087
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nlg
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

ON CLIMB OUT, AFTER LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS WERE UP, RECEIVED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY A FLASHING HYD PRESSURE AND STAB MISCOMPARE ANNUNCIATOR. RAN CHECKLISTS, PUT GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN NORMALLY AND RETURNED TO LAND. CONTROL PRESSURES INDICATED THAT STAB WAS MOVING WITH FLAP SELECTION IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. PERFORMED THREE GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DEFECS NOTED. PERFORMED CONTINUITY CHECK OF LT, RT, AND NLG UPLOCK SWITCHES. LT UPLOCK SWITCH IS RESISTIVE AND HAS A "CATCH" OF ACTIVATION PLUNGER. TAPPING ON SWITCH BODY CAUSES LARGE JUMPS IN RESISTANCE. REMOVED LT UPLOCK SWITCH AND WIRING TO J1 CONNECTOR INSTALLED NEW SWITCH. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF LANDING GEAR. MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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