Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
November 20, 2006
Submitted
November 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N335CS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5501091
Aircraft time
2,207 hours, 1,638 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Bolt
Condition
Loose
Location
Selector Handle
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

DURING FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING. THE ONLY GEAR TO EXTEND WAS THE NOSE GEAR, ALL OTHER INDICATIONS INDICATED AN UNSAFE CONDITION. PILOT NOTIFIED TOWER OF PROBLEM AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THEY WENT THROUGH THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND USING THE EMERGENCY EXTEND SYSTEM THE GEAR CAME OUT AND INDICATIONS WERE 3 GREEN AND NO RED. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH NO PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEM TO A LOOSE BOLT IN THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE. THIS LOOSE BOLT ALLOWED THE HANDLE TO BE SELECTED DOWN AND NOT MAKE ALL THE REQUIRED SWITCHES IN THE GEAR HANDLE. THE HANDLE WAS INSTALLED AND MANY GEAR SWINGS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO REPEAT PROBLEMS.

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