Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 4, 2013
Submitted
March 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605708
Aircraft time
4,849 hours, 3,762 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
15500301
Part serial
00314
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,254 hours, 965 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

AFTER SELECTING MLG HANDLE TO DOWN POSITION. RECEIVED A RT MLG UNSAFE INDICATION. RAN CHECKLIST, UNSAFE INDICATION REMAINED. (RED UNSAFE LIGHT) A GREEN NOSE AND LT MAIN LIGHTS ON WITH NO RT MAIN LIGHT. LIGHT TESTED GOOD. WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED PAST 15, GEAR WARNING SOUNDED. AND GPWS ALSO GAVE US A GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. FOUND RT DOWNLOCK SWITCH READS OPEN. H-G READS CONTINUITY IN AIR SIDE OF SWITCH. TAPPED SWITCH AND H-J READS CONTINUITY AND H-6 READS OPEN. R & R DOWNLOCK SWITCH. RIGGED SWITCH. CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-30-04.

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