Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
June 19, 2018
Submitted
June 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N515QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0053
Aircraft time
1,623 hours, 1,087 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
531771
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 40,500 FT, HEARD A LOUD CLUNK AND HAD AN AMBER GEAR DISAGREE N CAS MESSAGE APPEARED WITH ASSOCIATED HASHED NOSE GEAR INDICATION. MAINTAINED 200 KIAS AND DIVERTED. DURING DESCENT, PASSING 24,000 FT, ANOTHER CLUNK AND GEAR SHOWED UP AND LOCKED. COMPLIED WITH THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, LOWERED GEAR NORMALLY AND RECEIVED THREE GREEN DOWN INDICATIONS. BLEW DOWN GEAR IAW CHECKLIST AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. FOUND NLG UPLOCK SWITCH TO BE DEFECTIVE, REPLACED UPLOCK SWITCH.

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