Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
September 13, 2016
Submitted
September 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N320QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800169
Aircraft time
7,617 hours, 5,131 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN FLIGHT LEVEL 41,000, HEARD AND FELT A THUNK NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE PLANE. THE RED LANDING GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL RUMBLE NOISES OR DRAG INDICATIONS AS IF A GEAR EXTENDED. SUSPECT THE NOSE GEAR DOORS HELD THE GEAR FROM EXTENDING. WHEN IT CAME TIME TO LAND, THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED DOWN NORMALLY. JACKED A/C, INSPECTED LANDING GEAR WELLS, UPLOCKS, AND ACTUATORS. FOUND NLG UPLOCK SWITCH OUT OF RIG , RIGGED SWITCH IAW CE 680 MM 32-60-00. FOUND NLG OLEO UNDER PRESSURIZED, SERVICED IAW MM 32-20-00, FOUND LT MLG CONNECTOR NOT FULLY SEATED, RESEATED. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR OPS CHECK AND UPLOCK SWITCH OPS CHECK, SYSTEM CHECK GOOD. IAW MM 32-00-00, DOWN JACKED A/C.