Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
May 22, 2020
Submitted
May 28, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0060
Aircraft time
3,289 hours, 2,188 cycles
Part
Squat Switch
Part number
69480012
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

ALL LANDING GEAR RETRACTION DID NOT RETRACT - ON TAKEOFF GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. EICASS MESSAGE WOW MISCOMPARE WAS PRESENT. COMPLETED CHECKLIST. WOW EICASS MESSAGE WENT OUT ELECTED TO TRY AND RAISE GEAR. LOUD NOISE AND BANGING HEARD AS GEAR RETRACED AIRCRAFT WAS ROCKING. ELECTED TO LOWER GEAR. THREE GREEN INDICATED. WOW INDICATION STAYED OUT. UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXI IN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG SQWAT SWITCH COMPLIED WITH SATIFACTORYRIG AND GEAR SWINGS NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME IAW MM 32-60-10.

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