Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
May 21, 2022
Submitted
May 23, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0161
Aircraft time
3,585 hours, 2,367 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
694800102
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nose Gear
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

LEFT MLG LANDING GEAR RETRACTION: ON DEPARTURE THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT GO INTO THE GEAR UP POSTION. THE WOW MISCOMPARE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL THREE GREEN DOWN LIGHTS ON THE LANDING GEAR INDICATED THEY WERE IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE WOW MISCOMPARE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLIED WITH. // SIGNOFF// UPON INITIAL INVESTIGATION FOUND LH NLG SQUAT SWITCH BRACKET HARDWARE LOOSE, CAUSING DEFLECTION OF SQUAT SWITCH BRACKET WHEN GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED IN AIR MODE. RESECURED LH NLG SQUAT SWITCH BRACKET RETAINING HARDWARE. REMOVED NLG SQUAT SWITCH WIRING HARNESS AND INSTALLED NEW CUSTOMER SUPPLIED HARNESS IN SAME LOCATION PER CUSTOMER REQUEST. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS AND VERIFIED PROPER OPERATION OF LANDING GEAR AT THIS TIME.

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