Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 2, 2011
Submitted
September 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5606083
Aircraft time
147 hours, 133 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
65430087
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Part time
147 hours, 133 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. RED GEAR UNSAFE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AND WIND NOISE WAS HEARD FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT DIVERTED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX TROUBLESHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO A BAD NLG UPLOCK SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, N2 SYS SERVICED, HYD SYS BLED AND GEAR SWINGS PERFORMED. SYS OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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