Service difficulty report · Retaining Ring · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
August 6, 2019
Submitted
August 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768JS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600775
Aircraft time
6,863 hours, 5,491 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW535B
Engine time
6,489 hours, 5,182 cycles
Part
Retaining Ring
Condition
Detached
Location
Control Handle
Part time
6,863 hours, 5,491 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT, NO RESPONSE TO LANDING GEAR POSITION, EMER GEAR EXTEN PROC USED TO VERIFY GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED DID NOT BLOW BOTTLE. FOUND LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE PIN RETAINER RING HAD COME OFF THE PIN CAUSING PIN TO FALL AND HANDLE TO COME OFF, REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE WITH NEW AND INSTALLED NEW PIN, SPRING, AND STOP IN LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE. AND REPLACED GEAR UP SWITCH, OPS CHECK WITH MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS GOOD.