Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
April 10, 2016
Submitted
April 15, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N719XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500179
Aircraft time
7,764 hours, 4,191 cycles
Part
Control Handle
Part number
99145513
Part serial
0057
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
7,764 hours, 4,191 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

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THEY FOLLOWED THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST & CONFIRMED ALL INDICATIONS OF LG DOWN & LOCKED. THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, SPEED BRAKES WERE DEPLOYED & THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE CONTINUED LOWERING TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE AS THE GEAR HANDLE MOVED UN-COMMANDED BACK TO THE UP POSITION. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & RETRACTED, THE GEAR UNSAFE WARNINGS WERE PRESENT, RED UNSAFE LIGHT & WARNING HORN WERE ACTIVE. AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY BEING CONDUCTED. A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE GEAR HANDLE WAS THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE FAULTY LG CONTROL HANDLE WAS REPLACED & THE FAILED UNIT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. UNIT FAILED TEST.

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