Service difficulty report · Capacitor · Cessna 525A

Difficulty date
July 10, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 525A
Aircraft time
98 hours
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Part
Capacitor
Part number
63183951
Condition
Overheated
Location
Mlg Motor
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN, ONLY GOT RT GEAR TO INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED, EMERGENCY EXTENSION CARRIED OUT WITH STILL ONLY RT GEAR INDICATION, DID NOT RECEIVE AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THERE WAS A FAULT WITH THE LANDING GEAR MONITOR PCB, UPON EXAMINATION IT COULD BE SEEN THAT A CAPACITOR ON THE BOARD HAD OVERHEATED. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE LT AND NOSE GEAR INDICATORS WERE LIT BUT WERE SO FAINT THAT IN THE SUNLIGHT COCKPIT THEY DID NOT APPEAR TO BE INDICATING AS DOWN AND LOCKED. ALSO IN THE CONDITION IT WAS IT INHIBITED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTION TO THE UP POSITION.

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