Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 20, 2005
Submitted
February 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605509
Aircraft time
281 hours, 198 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mains
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER ROTATION, GEAR SELECTED UP, AFTER 3-4 SEC GEAR MADE A CYCLING THUMPING NOISE FOR APPROX 3 SECONDS. RECEIVED A HYD FLOW & A HYD LOW CAUTION LIGHT. CYCLING STOPPED, GEAR LOCKED UP & HYD FLOW LIGHT WENT OUT. KEPT FLAPS AT 15 DEG AND RE-EXTENDED GEAR. HYD PRESS ILLUMINATED, HYD LOW WENT OUT & GEAR EXTENDED. THEN SELECTED FLAPS 35 DEG (170 KIAS) & FLAPS EXTENDED FINE, NO LIGHTS. ONCE ON GROUND, CHECKED GEAR AND GEAR WELLS, NO APPARENT LEAKS. HYD RESERVOIR WAS INDICATING APPROX 3 INCHES BELOW REFILL LINE. SERVICED HYD RESERVOIR. JACKED ACFT FOR GEAR RETRACTION TEST. OPERATED GEAR AND ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS SEVERAL TIMES. FOUND NO DEFECTS. OPS NORMAL. INSPECTED FOR HYD LEAKS, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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