Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
October 23, 2005
Submitted
October 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583CW
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600123
Aircraft time
6,599 hours, 6,371 cycles
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
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 APPROACH INTO KBED, ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND DID NOT RECEIVE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. LANDING GEAR WAS THEN CYCLED AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULT AND THE APPROACH WAS MISSED. WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED OUT, THE CREW RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS, AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AGAIN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE CREW PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. THREE GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATIONS WERE RECEIVED. THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT ALL THREE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN KBED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.