Service difficulty report · Sensor · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 22, 2004
Submitted
December 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N338CS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5501084
Aircraft time
532 hours, 386 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND THERE WAS NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR RT MAIN GEAR. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND BLEW THE GEAR DOWN AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION. LANDING WAS NORMAL BUT THERE NEVER WAS A GREEN INDICATION FOR THE RT GEAR. SUSPECT ICE AND SNOW BUILD UP PRIOR TO DEPARTURE CAUSED PROBLEM. GROUND TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND NO FAULT WITH INDICATING SYSTEM.

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