Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
November 20, 2014
Submitted
December 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N388QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800113
Aircraft time
7,266 hours, 4,768 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
69481013
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
P, S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT FL400, LANDING GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. DURING DESCENT THE LANDING GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT CAME ON & THE NOSE GEAR DOORS MADE AN ATTEMPT TO OPEN. JACKED AIRCRAFT, AND PERFORMED INITIAL GEAR SWINGS, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. OHMED ALL THREE GEAR UP LOCK SWITCHES. FOUND THE RT UPLOCK SWITCH TO HAVE AN ERRATIC & INTERMITTENT RESISTANCE OF UP TO 75OHMS BETWEEN PINS A&B. REMOVED THE RT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH AND INSTALLED A NEW UPLOCK SWITCH. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS AND RIGGED SWITCH. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-60-00.