SDR 56000972

Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
June 10, 2005
Submitted
June 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898CB
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600097
Aircraft time
5,397 hours, 5,497 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
5,397 hours, 5,497 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

UPON APPROACH FOR LANDING, LT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND BLEW GEAR DOWN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT LT MAIN DOWN AND LOCKED SWITCH. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE, PURGED SYSTEMS AND SERVICED BLOW DOWN BOTTLE WITH NITROGEN. OPS CHECK NORMAL.