Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 2, 2014
Submitted
August 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800140
Aircraft time
6,393 hours, 4,180 cycles
Part
Control Handle
Part number
7211015
Part serial
077
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
5,753 hours, 3,766 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, GEAR HANDLE COULD NOT BE MOVED. REMOVED GEAR HANDLE & BENCH CHECKED SOLENOID OPERATION. APPLIED POWER & GND, HANDLE REMAINS LOCKED DOWN. INTERMITTENTLY HANDLE WILL UNLOCK. SOLENOID COIL HAS EXCESSIVE RESISTANCE. GEAR HANDLE ASSEMBLY IS FAULTY. REMOVED LG CONTROL ASSEMBLY PN 721101-5, SN 077 & INSTALLED LG CONTROL ASSEMBLY PN 049801-001, SN 025. LG OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-30-10.