Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
May 14, 2019
Submitted
May 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0073
Aircraft time
2,408 hours, 1,616 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
S31771
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NLG LANDING GEAR RETRACTION DID NOT RETRACT - ON CLIMBING TO FL 430, AT FL 420 AN AMBER "GEAR DISAGREE N" EICAS MESSAGE CAME ON, AND YELLOW HASH NOSE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN DESCENT AT FL 230 GEAR RETRACTED AND ALL THREE WHITE UP LIGHTS CAME ON. LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION DOWNLOADED ARES FILES FOR THE LAST 5 DAYS AND SENT TO TECH SUPPORT. RECEIVED EMAIL FROM TECH SUPPORT RECOMMENDED VERIFYING THE RIGGING OF NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH AND MANUAL GEAR RELEASE CABLE AND IF ALL IS GOOD REPLACE SWITCH. VERIFIED RIGGING OF SWITCH AND RELEASE CABLE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, PERFORMED A GEAR SWING WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT TEST, AND LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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