Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 28, 2020
Submitted
August 31, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605558
Aircraft time
13,260 hours, 10,340 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Mlg
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

AFTER TAKEOFF THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE RED UNLOCK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED, BUT THE LT AND RT GREEN LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISHED. WE COMPLETED THE QRH AND NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE POPPED. WE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED NORMALLY. SIGNOFF. CLEANED ALL THE LANDING GEAR UP LOCK SWITCH CONNECTORS. PLACED THE A/C ON JACKS AND PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS. THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF AS SUPPOSED TO. BLEED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND SERVICED THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR. SERVICED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PNEUMATIC BOTTLE TO FULL. CHECKED THE LANDING GEAR UP LOCK SWITCHES FOR PROPER RIGGING AND FOUND THE RT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH TO BE OUT OF RIG. ADJUSTED THE RT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH AND PERFORMED MORE GEAR SWINGS TO CONFIRM OPERATION. OPS CHECKS GOOD ALL WORK DONE IAW CE-560XL AMM CH 32-30-05,12-12-01.

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