Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
September 11, 2023
Submitted
September 12, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0062
Aircraft time
6,633 hours, 4,393 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
UNKNOWN
Part serial
69481013
Condition
Faulted
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING VISUAL APPROACH INTO APA, WHEN MLG HANDLE SELECTED DOWN, RT MLG PRESENTED A YELLOW X & CAS MESSAGE MLG DISAGREE RT ILLUMINATED. RAN CHECKLIST, PULLED BLOWDOWN & MLG UPLOCK RELEASE. CONDITION REMAINED. TOWER VERIFIED ON A LOW APPROACH THAT ALL 3 MLG VISIBLE & A RETURN FOR LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MLG AURAL WARNING CONTINUED FROM FLAPS SELECTED FULL THRU LANDING & UNTIL ACFT SHUTDOWN. JACKED ACFT, PERFORMED T/S & FOUND A FAULTY, INTERMITTENT RT UPLOCK SWITCH. REPLACED RT MLG UP-LOCK SWITCH ASSY, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-32-25, 32-32-00, 7-10-10.

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