Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Gulstm GV

Difficulty date
March 23, 2013
Submitted
March 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502QS
Make and model
Gulstm GV
Aircraft serial
601
Aircraft time
11,734 hours, 4,176 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

ON TAKEOFF WITH GEAR HANDLE UP, GREEN GEAR INDICATIONS LIGHTS WENT OUT, BUT RED LIGHT IN THE GEAR HANDLE REMAINED ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY AMBER CAS MESSAGE "N GEAR NOT UP". KEPT AIRSPEED BELOW 200 KCAS, FOLLOWED CHECKLIST, AND GEAR CAME BACK DOWN NORMALLY. LT HYD SYSTEM/QTY NORMAL. FOUND FLAT SURFACE OF SQUARE ADJUSTMENT NUT WAS NOT CONTACTING THE SURFACE OF THE MOTION LINK BARREL. ADJUSTED ADJUSTMENT NUT IAW MM 32-37-00. FOUND THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH WAS NOT CONTACTING THE FOLLOW UP DOOR PROPERLY. ADJUSTED NLG UPLOCK SWITCH IAW MM 32-61-03. OPS CHECKED GOOD.