Service difficulty report · Connector · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 21, 2006
Submitted
January 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N542CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605523
Aircraft time
2,172 hours, 1,484 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg
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

ON FINAL APPROACH, THE CREW EXTENDED THE GEAR AND THE LT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO GET A SAFE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND USED THE EMERGENCY BLOWDOWN SYSTEM, ABOUT 15 SECONDS LATER THE INDICATION WENT GREEN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE IS TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (3) FLIGHTS LATER THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED WHILE GOING INTO EGE, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO PROBLEMS AND LOCAL MAINTENANCE DETERMINED PROBLEM TO BE INDICATION ONLY. AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. FAULT DETERMINED TO BE A LOOSE CONNECTOR ON DOWN AND LOCKE

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