Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
March 9, 2001
Submitted
March 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft time
2,057 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Actuator
Part number
99121114
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
2,620 hours, 4,130 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH TO YC, GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, R/H GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES, SAME RESULT. PILOTS WERE ABLE TO VISUALLY CONFIRM R/H GEAR WAS DOWN AND BLEW THE EMERGENCY GEAR BOTTLE. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDNET, AND UPON REACHING TAH WAY, SHUT DOWN, R/H GREEN STILL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND VISUAL INSPECTION OF ACTUATOR INDICATED THAT GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED (INDICATOR ON ACTUATOR WAS FLUSH). GEAR WAS BRACED AND AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A HANGAR.