Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
January 4, 2026
Submitted
January 16, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N680QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0278
Aircraft time
5,346 hours, 3,475 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
67681565
Part serial
327927944
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

UPON GEAR RETRACTION WE RECEIVED A GEAR DISAGREE L CAUTION MSG FOLLOWED BY A ADC SSEC MISCOMPARE. LEFT GEAR INDICATION DISPLAYED AN AMBER DN. FOLLOWED QRH GUIDANCE AND EXTENDED THE GEAR NORMALLY FOR A RETURN LANDING. HISTORY SHOWED LT UPLOCK SWITCH REPLACED 12/20 & NO RIGGING MENTIONED ON 12/24 POST FERRY MX EVENT. IAW ARES REVIEW ARES SHOWS THE LT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH IS UP & LOCKED FROM POWER ON, ON LT PCB. BUT SHOWS NOT UP & LOCKED ON RT PCB. ONCE GEAR HANDLE PUT IN UP POSITION, A DISAGREE BTWN BOTH PCB'S & STOPS GEAR FROM MOVING ON THAT SIDE. ONCE GEAR HANDLE PUT IN DOWN POSITION, UP & LOCKED SWITCH GOES TO CORRECT POSITION. PERFORMED ANALYSIS OF LIVE VIEW PCB WHILE MANIPULATING HARNESS & SWITCH, NO DEFECTS. PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS, NO FAULTS & NO ABILITY TO DUPLICATE FAULT. PERFORMED RIGGING CHKS OF SWITCH & FOUND LT UPLOCK SWITCH RIGGED INCORRECTLY. PERFORMED WIRING CHK OF SWITCH, NO FAULTS. PERFORMED WIRING CHK BTWN LT UPLOCK SWITCH TO GROUNDS & TO PCB, NO FAULTS. R & R PCB NC106 IAW AMM 24-60-40. OPS CHKD GOOD IAW AMM 24-60-40. R & R LT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH SG007 IAW MM. CONTINUITY CHECK OF NEW SWITCH, NO DEFECTS. PERFORMED MLG UPLOCK ADJUST CHK IAW MM 32-32-00. ADJUSTED LT & RT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH PLUNGERS. PERFORMED 15 MLG OPS CHKS IAW MM 32-00-00, NO DEFECTS. POWER CYCLED ACFT & 5 MLG OPS CHKS IAW MM 32-00-00, NO DEFECTS.

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