Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
April 7, 2017
Submitted
August 4, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N564M
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600569
Part
Actuator
Part number
99124854
Part serial
1017A
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHEN THE PILOT PUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN, DID NOT GET A GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT INDICATION THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, ALSO GOT A GEAR WARNING HORN. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY GEAR BLOW DOWN SYSTEM BUT WAS UNABLE TO DISCHARGE THE EMERGENCY GEAR BOTTLE. THE PILOT HAD THE TOWER CONFIRM THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR.