Service difficulty report · Connector · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
October 23, 2020
Submitted
November 3, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N466F
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0336
Aircraft time
2,798 hours, 1,800 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
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

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. GEAR EXTENDED MANUALLY, EMERGENCY BRAKE UTILIZED. HYDRAULIC FLOW LOW RT ILLUMINATED AFTER LANDING WITH ENGINE AT IDLE. GAINED ACCESS BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INSPECTED LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE. PER WIRING DIAGRAM FOUND SHARED ELECTRICAL GROUND THAT IS USED BY THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE EXTENSION SOLENOID AND BRAKE CONTROL FUNCTION, WHICH CAUSED THE POWER BRAKE PRESSURE LOW ANNUNCIATION OBSERVED BY CREW WHEN SELECTING EAR DOWN. INSPECTION FOUND GEAR CONTROL DISCONNECT CONNECTOR BACKED OFF WITH 3/4 OF PIN SHOWING. VERIFIED LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FUNCTIONS NORMALLY, PER FUNCTIONAL CHECKS OF CE525B MM 32-00-00-6.

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