Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 510

Difficulty date
January 12, 2016
Submitted
January 13, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N510J
Make and model
Cessna 510
Aircraft serial
5100250
Aircraft time
1,406 hours, 1,475 cycles
Engine time
1,406 hours, 1,475 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99126535
Part serial
FA10010410111
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,406 hours, 1,475 cycles
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, THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND THE LT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND GEAR UNSAFE WAS ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES WITH NO CHANGE. THE PILOT USED THE PROCEDURES ON THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND USED THE EMERGENCY GEAR BLOW DOWN FEATURE WHICH ALSO DID NOT CHANGE THE CONDITION. THE PILOT ASKED THE TOWER TO OBSERVE THE GEAR ON A FLY BY TO WHICH THE TOWER INDICATED THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND RESEMBLE THE RT GEAR. THE PILOT FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE ACFT LANDED WITH NO FAULTS. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY MFG TECHS AND FOUND THE LT MAIN GEAR DOWN SWITCH INTERMITTENT AND DISCREPANT. THE SWITCH IN INTEGRAL TO THE LT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR, THE ACTUATOR IS BEING REPLACED.

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