Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV

Difficulty date
June 29, 2014
Submitted
July 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508QS
Make and model
Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV
Aircraft serial
631
Aircraft time
12,779 hours, 4,655 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
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, AT COMPLETION OF GEAR RETRACTION, RECEIVED AN AMBER NOSE GEAR NOT UP CAS MESSAGE AS WELL AS A RED HANDLE ON THE GEAR HANDLE. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF NOSE LANDING GEAR. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED JACKING PROCEDURES IAW MM 7-10-00. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TESTS. HAD "N GEAR NOT UP" AMBER CAS MESSAGE UPON FIRST RETRACTION. ADJUSTED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH DOWN IAW MM 32-61-03. PERFORMED NUMEROUS EXTENSION AND RETRACTION CHECKS, NO "N GEAR NOT UP" CAS MESSAGE APPEARED. DOWN JACKED AIRCRAFT. ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-60-00, 32-61-03, AND 32-00-00. SERVICED LT HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR IAW MM 12-15-00.