Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
April 6, 2014
Submitted
May 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800160
Aircraft time
6,188 hours, 4,081 cycles
Part
Squat Switch
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE RETRACT POSITION. ABOUT TWO MINUTES LATER, RECEIVED AN AMBER WOW INCOMPARABLE CAS MESSAGE. BEFORE LANDING THE CAS MESSAGE CLEARED. DID NOT TRY TO RETRACT GEAR AT THAT TIME. GEAR REMAINED DOWN WITH THREE GREEN LIGHTS AT ALL TIMES. TROUBLESHOT, GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT TRANSITION WITH WEIGHT OFF WHEELS. FOUND MISALIGNED NOSE SQUAT SWITCH CAM NOT MAKING CONTACT. ADJUSTED CAM & OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-00-00.