Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 1, 2013
Submitted
March 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605518
Aircraft time
7,310 hours, 5,716 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
65430087
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Part time
383 hours, 291 cycles
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

NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT ON AND RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT ON. NO OTHER INDICATIONS. SELECTED GEAR DOWN GOT ALL 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED AND NO RED AND LANDED. JACKED ACFT. RETRACTED GEAR, FOUND NLG WOULD PARTIALLY RETRACT THEN WOULD FAIL TO EXTEND POSITION ONCE MLG WERE UP AND LOCKED. RANG OUT NLG UPLOCK SWITCH. FOUND PINS D AND E OPEN. SHOULD BE NORMALLY CLOSED. R & R NLG UPLOCK SWITCH. ADJUSTED SWITCH IAW MM 32-30-05. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONAL CHECK. SYS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-01-00. REMOVED MULE ON STICK. DOWN JACKED ACFT.

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