Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
April 19, 2014
Submitted
May 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N844QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600629
Aircraft time
8,299 hours, 6,528 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW535A
Part
Switch
Part number
53ND783041
Part serial
2757
Condition
Faulted
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF & CLIMBING THROUGH 400 FT, LEFT THRUST REVERSER ARM LIGHT & HYD PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. IAW THE CHECKLIST, THE LT EMERGENCY STOW SWITCH WAS PLACED IN EMERGENCY STOW POSITION. BOTH LIGHTS REMAINED ON UNTIL THE LANDING ROLLOUT & BELOW 60 KTS THEY BOTH EXTINGUISHED, BUT WHILE PULLING INTO THE FBO RAMP BOTH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN & REMAINED ON UNTIL SHUTDOWN. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS OF RT AND LT THRUST REVERSERS. FOUND NORMAL. FOUND THE LT THRUST REVERSER OPERATION TO BE FAULTY, AND INTERMITTENTLY THE LT THRUST REVERSER CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD DISENGAGE. ISOLATED THE LT STOW-DEPLOY SWITCH. VERIFIED PROPER OPERATION. VERIFIED PROPER OPERATION OF THE LT ISOLATION VALVE, NO FAULTS FOUND. DURING OPERATION NOTE THRUST REVERSER CIRCUIT BREAKER TO DISENGAGE DURING UNLOCK OF THE INBRD CARRIAGE. VERIFIED THE INBRD UNLOCK SWITCH ASSEMBLY TO BE FAULTY, AND ARCING DURING OPERATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER STOW SWITCH IAW MM 78-31-00.