Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
March 13, 2008
Submitted
March 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N338CS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5501084
Aircraft time
3,391 hours, 2,531 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Actuator
Part number
15478006
Part serial
595
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg
Part time
2,414 cycles
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

ON APPROACH, CREW REPORTED RT MAIN GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT. APPROACH WAS ABORTED; ON APPROACH INTO CREW BLEW GEAR DOWN AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. PRIOR TO LANDING, GEAR DOWN LIGHT CAME ON, AC LANDED AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. CREW PULLED OFF RUNWAY, STOPPED AND SHUTDOWN AND HAD AC TOWED TO FBO WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT STAFF FOUND RT MAIN INTERNAL GEAR DOWN SWITCH DEFECTIVE. GEAR ACTUATOR REPLACED AND OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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