Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
December 30, 2010
Submitted
January 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N111KJ
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0340
Aircraft time
354 hours, 293 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

INBOUND, THE HYD PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE USING THE SPEED BRAKES. CREW CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MX ENROUTE. THEY RETRACTED THE SPEED BRAKES AND PULLED THE CB, LIGHT WENT OUT, THEY DECIDED TO DIVERT, WHERE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT MET THEM UPON LANDING. CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, HOWEVER TOWER DID BRING OUT THE FIRE EQUIPMENT AS A PRECAUTION. ON-SITE MX FOUND SPEED BRAKE RETRACT LIMIT MONITOR SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, SWITCH WAS ADJUSTED AND GROUND FUNCTIONAL CHECKED, PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY. A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED BY CREW AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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