Service difficulty report · Manifold · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 16, 2020
Submitted
July 18, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N726XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500226
Aircraft time
12,473 hours, 5,910 cycles
Part
Manifold
Part number
99146372
Part serial
0083
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

WHILE ON APPROACH INTO BCT, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WHEN SELECTED DOWN. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RAN THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND PNEUMATICALLY LOWERED THE GEAR. CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO PBI, DUE TO A MORE FAVORABLE RUNWAY SUITED FOR THEIR EMERGENCY; WHERE THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE ISSUE DOWN TO A FAULTY LANDING GEAR CONTROL MANIFOLD (P/N: 9914637-2). THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT; SYSTEM BLEED, LEAK AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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