Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
October 13, 2009
Submitted
November 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223PB
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0105
Aircraft time
30,189 hours
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
602EN556B
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED AFTER TAKE OFF AND GEAR RETRACTION,(DOWN LOCK LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED) THE HYD PRESSURE LIGHT AND GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR, SAME INDICATION. CREW ELECTED TO EXTEND GEAR, NORMAL EXTENSION (3 GREEN ILLUMINATED AND HYD PRESSURE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED). RETURNED TO BLOCK, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. MX PERFORMED SEVERAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST, COULD NOT DUPLICATE LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, CLEANED AND LUBED ALL UPLOCK SWITCHES.

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