Service difficulty report · Connector · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
June 13, 2005
Submitted
June 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N253CW
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250253
Aircraft time
3,571 hours, 3,069 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Control Handle
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON VISUAL APPROACH, LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, DID NOT RECEIVE A GREEN GEAR POSITION INDICATION OR A GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. CHECKED LANDING GEAR ANNUNCIATORS USING ROTARY SWITCH, STILL DID NOT RECEIVE INDICATION. A LOW PASS WAS MADE PAST THE TOWER AND CONFIRMATION WAS GIVEN FROM THE TOWER THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND CONNECTOR P1013 ON LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE TO BE PARTIALLY DISCONNECTED. THE CONNECTOR WAS RECONNECTED AND NEW BULBS WERE INSTALLED FOR DOWN LOCK INDICATORS. A LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH NO NOTED DEFECTS. THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION LEVER WAS RESET.

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