Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
April 1, 2022
Submitted
April 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N680QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0278
Aircraft time
795 hours, 503 cycles
Part
Squat Switch
Part number
69480012
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
L
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

WOW MISCOMPARE AMBER CAS: UPON RETRACTING GEAR ON DEPARTURE THE GEAR DISAGREE L/R, WOW MISCOMPARE, AND ONE OTHER FORGOTTEN CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR INDICATION WAS AMBER DN. THE NOSE GEAR WAS UP AND NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED X2 AND N2 ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AND HAD 3 GREEN DN GEAR. LANDED AND THATS WHEN WOW MISCOMPARE DISAPPEARED. DURING POSTFLIGHT I NOTICED SOME STRANGE ODOR COMING FROM LEFT MAIN GEAR.//CORRECTIVE ACTION//REMOVED AND REPLACED CUSTOMER SUPPLIED NOSE SQUAT SWITCH IAW CE-680A M/M CH 32-60-01. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.

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