Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 28, 2007
Submitted
February 1, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605577
Aircraft time
1,337 hours, 936 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Actuator
Part number
99125374
Part serial
0962
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,337 hours, 936 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENROUTE THERE WERE GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS WHEN THE GEAR WAS UP, THIS CAUSED INTERMITTENT BRAKE PRESSURE AND ANTI-SKID WARNINGS. THINGS APPEARED NORMAL AFTER A GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED. ON APPROACH, THE RT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED, EVEN AFTER CYCLING GEAR. THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS USED, BLOWING THE GEAR DOWN. THIS FAILED TO BRING ON THE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO PROBLEMS. LOCAL MAINTENANCE REPLACED GEAR ACTUATOR, PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED CHECKS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE 01/30/2007

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