Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 15, 2013
Submitted
February 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605360
Aircraft time
7,879 hours, 6,259 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
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 TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE HYD PRESS ON LIGHT AND THE STAB MISCOMPARE LIGHT. RESETTING THE HYD PRESS CIRCUIT BREAKER CAUSED A THUMP SOUND AS THE GEAR COMPLETED RETRACTING AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. THE GEAR THEN EXTENDED NORMALLY AND NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED. FOUND NOSE UPLOCK SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED NOSE UPLOCK SWITCH TO SPEC IAW MM 32-30-05. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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