Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 14, 2023
Submitted
December 21, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0093
Aircraft time
6,152 hours, 4,071 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
S31771
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

GEAR DISAGREE NOSE APPEARED IN CRUISE WITH LOUD BANG & HASH MARKS ON NOSE GEAR INDICATION. TOOK OFF FROM KPGD NORMALLY AND ALL GEAR RETRACTED WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. CLIMBING THROUGH 39300 FOR 40000 FT FOR CRUISE, HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE NOSE & THE HASH MARKS APPEARED OVER NLG INDICATIONS & GEAR DISAGREE NOSE CAS MESSAGE APPEARED. LEVELED AT 39000 AND RAN GEAR DISAGREE N QRH, WHICH THEN REFERENCED US TO LANDING GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT QRH. DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO CRUISE TO PIT AT 39000 & RUN MLG NOT RETRACT QRH ON DECENT, BELOW 18000. THROUGHOUT CRUISE HASH MARKS REMAINED & GEAR DISAGREE N CAS MESSAGE REMAINED. DESCENDING THROUGH 29700 FOR KPIT (APPROX 2101Z TIME) ACTIVATED SPEED BRAKES TO MAINTAIN SPEED. ON ACTIVATING SPEED BRAKE, HEARD ANOTHER LOUD BANG FROM NLG & NOSE INDICATION SWITCHED FROM HASH MARKS TO UP, & GEAR DISAGREE CAS MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. CONTINUED DECENT TO BELOW 18000 & LOWERED GEAR EARLY. GEAR EXTENSION NORMAL & HAD 3 GREEN. LANDED & TAXIED NORMALLY & POST FLT INSPECTIONS DID NOT REVEAL ANY OBVIOUS ANOMALIES. INSPECTED UPLOCK HOOK NLG GEAR SERVICING & NLG BRACKETS & FOUND NO DEFECTS. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DEFECTS. DOWNLOADED ARES & SENT TO MANUFACTURE & THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING NLG UPLOCK SWITCH DUE TO FAILURE R & R NLG UPLOCK SWITCH IAW MM 32-32-10 & PERFORMED LANDING GEAR ADJUSTMENT TEST IAW MM 32-00-00 OPS CHECKED GOOD. ORIGINAL SUBMISSION DATE: 12/15/2023

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