Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
February 24, 2022
Submitted
February 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0199
Aircraft time
2,715 hours, 1,765 cycles
Part
Squat Switch
Part number
6940012
Condition
Defective
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
L
Nature of condition
O
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: UPON DEPARTING HCR LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RAN APPROPRIATE QRH. MATCHED HANDLE TO INDICATION 3 GREEN. HAD ASSOCIATED WOW MISCOMPARE AMBER MESSAGE.//CORRECTIVE ACTIONS//REMOVED SUSPECTED FAULTY NOSE SQUAT SWITCH PN: 6948001-2 SN: NSN AND INSTALLED NEW NOSE SQUAT SWITCH PN: 6948001-2 SN: NSN REF CE680A MM 32-60-10. JACKED AIRCRAFT IAW CE680A MM 07-10-10. PERFORMED NOSE SQUAT SWITCH RIGGING REF CE680A MM 32-60- 00 .. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AFTER WE RECEIVED THE UPPER NOSE LANDING GEAR HARNESS PN: 8469800-2. CONTACTED MCC TO DISCUSS IF THEY WOULD LIKE US TCI REPLACE THE UPPER HARNESS AS WELL. PER MCC, IT WAS DECIDED TO REPLACE THE UPPER NOSE LANDING GEAR HARNESS DUE TO MAN POWER AND TOOLING AVAILABILITY. GAINED ACCESS TO AND REMOVED SUSPECTED FAULTY UPPER NOSE LANDING GEAR HARNESS PN: 8469800-2 SN: NSN AND INSTALLED NEW UPPER NOSE LANDING GEAR HARNESS PN: .8469800-2 SN: NSN USING 2 EA. GROMMETS PN: MS35489-141REF CE680A MM 32-20-00. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW CE680A MM 32-00-00 WITH NO DEFECTS OR FAULTS NOTED. NLG HARNESS CLEARANCE CHECKS GOOD. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF TAXI LIGHTS IAW CE680A MM 33-40-00 WITH AND NOTED NLG RH TAXI LIGHT BULB ELEMENT BURNT OUT, SEE DISCREPANCY 6.1 FOR DETAILS. PERFORMED POWER STEERING CONTROL UNIT OPERATIONAL CHECK REF CE680A MM CH.32-50-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. DOWN-JACKED AIRCRAFT IAW CE680A MM CH.07-10-10. SQUAT SWITCH PN OFF/ON: 6948001-2 NSN

NLG HARNESS PN OFF/ON : 8469800- NSN

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