Service difficulty report · Uplock · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 21, 2013
Submitted
September 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605071
Aircraft time
10,983 hours, 8,730 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Dirty
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

WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, THE UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ON ACCOMPANIED BY THE HYDRALIC PRESSURE LIGHT. INSPECTED LANDING GEAR , NO DEFECS NOTED. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS AND DUPLICATED PROBLEM, NOTICED LT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR SWITCH NOT CONTACTING UPLOCK HOOK WHEN GEAR IS RETRACTED CREATING AN UNSAFE INDICATION IN COCKPIT. INSPECTED UPLOCK HOOK AND ACTUATOR AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. FOUND UPLOCK HOOK SPRING ASSY DIRTY AND NOT ALLOWING HOOK TO RELEASE. CLEANED AND LUBURICATED UPLOCK HOOK ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS. OPS CHECKED GOOD, RESTORED AIRCRAFT TO ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION.

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