Service difficulty report · Circuit Board · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
November 7, 2015
Submitted
November 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800099
Aircraft time
8,219 hours, 5,434 cycles
Part
Circuit Board
Part number
691860411
Part serial
0300
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
8,219 hours, 5,434 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON GEAR RETRACTION, ENCOUNTERED A LOUD CONTINUOUS BANGING NOISE ALONG WITH SEVERE VIBRATIONS. RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ON UNTIL THUMPING STOPPED. PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE NOSE WHEEL. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. INSPECTED LANDING GEAR WIRING & SWITCHES. FOUND RT UPLOCK SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. RIGGED IAW MM 32-60-00. PERFORMED INDICATOR CHECK TEST IN CDMS DATA DID NOT AGREE WITH ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ON PCB NF205. INSTALLED NEW LANDING GEAR PCB NF205. CYCLED GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES IAW MM 24-60-10 & 32-00-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED.