Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
November 22, 2022
Submitted
November 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N696QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0227
Aircraft time
3,200 hours, 2,099 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
S31771
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
L
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

25 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT LEVELING OFF AT 39000, HEARD & FELT A BUMP IN NOSE GEAR. FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY NOSE GEAR INDICATOR GOING TO YELLOW CROSSHATCHINGS. FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A AMBER GEAR DISAGREE N EICAS INDICATION. COMPLIED WITH QRH & CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. DECENDING THROUGH 3000 FEET, INDICATION EXTINGUISHED. EXTENDED GEAR ON SCHEDULE WITH NO PROBLEMS & LANDED NORMALLY. FOUND NO DEFECTS, CW GEAR BUMP TROUBLESHOOTING IAW MM 32-00-00 & FOUND THE UP-LOCK SWITCH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. MEASUREMENT ON SWITCH PLUNGER SHOULD HAVE BEEN 0.15 INCH +/- 0.03 INCH & ACTUALLY MEASURED .07 INCH, R & R THE SWITCH IAW MM 32-32-10 OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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