Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
September 20, 2025
Submitted
September 23, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N932QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0361
Aircraft time
2,309 hours, 1,565 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
69481013
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH PUT GEAR HANDLE DOWN & IMMEDIATELY GOT A GEAR DISAGREE L AMBER CAS MESSAGE & A YELLOW X ON LT GEAR INDICATOR. TERMINATED APPROACH & RAN THRU EMER/ABNORMAL CHECKLIST FOR CAS MESSAGE. IAW CHECKLIST, PULLED LANDING GEAR BLOWDOWN HANDLE & GEAR STATUS DIDN`T CHANGE. PULLED THE MAIN GEAR UPLOCK HANDLE & AGAIN, GEAR STATUS DIDN'T CHANGE. AFTER RUNNING CHKLST THRU TO CONCLUSION, DID A LOW PASS & TOWER CONFIRMED GEAR WAS DOWN & NOT IN WHEEL WELL. CAME BACK AROUND & LANDED. WENT FLAPS FULL, THE INDICATOR TURNED TO A RED X. GEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE DURING LANDING OR WHILE BEING TUGGED IN FROM RUNWAY. THE GEAR INDICATIONS NEVER CHANGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FAILED L MLG UPLOCK SWITCH IAW AMM 32-32-10

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