Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
November 26, 2007
Submitted
November 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N458F
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500986
Aircraft time
3,409 hours, 2,642 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
1EN329R
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nlg
Part time
1,451 hours, 1,165 cycles
Component
Actuator · Teijinseiki
Component part number
1548500999124854
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

THE GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE EXTEND SELECTION DURING APPROACH TO GRR, THE GREEN INDICATOR FOR THE NLG DID NOT ILLUM. PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THE NLG WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE NLG INDICATOR FAILED TO ILLUM. FLY-BY OF THE TOWER, TO VISUALLY CHECK THE NLG. IT APPEARED TO BE DOWN, A/C LANDED. THE GROUND FIRE AND RESCUE SYSTEM WAS IN PLACE DURING THE LANDING AND THE NLG DID NOT COLLAPSE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE INTERNAL SWITCH OF THE NLG ACTUATOR FAILED. THE UNIT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND SENT OUT FOR REPAIR. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH IT WAS DISCOVERED THE NLG ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED PER CESSNA SB550-32-48 R2 ON 10/12/2004 (1653.8 TT 1233 CYCL), AND WAS VERIFIED REPLACED PER SB550-32-48 R3 ON 7/29/2005. THE ACTUATOR WAS SENT OUT FOR A SWITCH REPLACEMENT ON 1/13/2006 AT 304 HRS AND 244 CYC IN SERVICE. THE FAILED SWITCH P/N: 1EN329R THAT WAS ON THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR P/N: 1548500-9 / 9912485-4, S/N: 704, HAS ACCUMULATED 1450.6 HOURS AND 1165 CYCLES TIME IN SERVICE.

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