Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 30, 2015
Submitted
January 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N504LV
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5369
Aircraft time
4,290 hours, 3,711 cycles
Part
Squat Switch
Part number
S1762
Condition
Frozen
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
4,290 hours, 3,711 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
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 ACFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE PROPERLY, THE PILOTS ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES THEN THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT FOR MAINTENANCE. A TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED TO THE ACFT & ICY SLUSH WAS FOUND ON THE LG SQUAT SWITCHES WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE FROZEN. THE TAKEOFF WAS A FRESHLY PLOWED RUNWAY WHERE SNOW & SLUSH WERE PRESENT. THE ICE WAS CLEARED & THE SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED, THE SYS WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED & THE ACFT WAS TAKEN FOR A MX CHECK FLIGHT WHERE THE SYS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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