Service difficulty report · Release Cable · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
March 28, 2004
Submitted
April 14, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500089
Aircraft time
4,136 hours, 2,788 cycles
Part
Release Cable
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH FL250, CREW HEARD A LOUD THUMP FOLLOWED BY A LANDING GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT INDICATION. DURING DESCENT THROUGH 4000 FT, HEARD A THUMP FOLLOWED BY THE “UNLOCK” LIGHT GOING OUT. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST TO LOWER AND BLOW DOWN GEARS, HAD NORMAL GEAR INDICATIONS 3 GREEN AND NO RED, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENTS. TROUBLESHOT GEAR SYSTEM AND FOUND EMERGENCY GEAR UP-LOCK RELEASE CABLE TENSION TOO TIGHT. RE-RIGGED UP-LOCK EMERGENCY GEAR CABLE TENSIONS AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR UP-LOCK RELEASE IAW CESSNA 750 MM CHAPTER 32-30-05 FOR MAIN GEAR AND 33-70-06 FOR NOSE GEAR. SERVICED PNEUMATIC BOTTLE IAW CESSNA 750 MM CHAPTER 12-19-36, OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD.

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