Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
December 28, 2007
Submitted
January 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N340QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600514
Aircraft time
7,179 hours, 5,876 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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 ESTABLISHING A POSITIVE RATE FOR TAKEOFF, ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT MLG. MLG HANDLE WOULD NOT RETRACT. NOTICED ALL LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AND CB BREAKER POPPED. MLG CB WOULD NOT RESET, MANUALLY EXTENDED MLG AS A PRECATIONARY MEASURE AND LANDED SAFELY. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND JACKED ACFT TO PERFORM RETRACTION/ EXTENSION CHECK SERVICED GEAR BLOW DOWN BOTTLE AND RESET HANDLE AND VALVE. CLEANED CONNECTORS IN WHEEL WELLS. INSPECTED ALL WING ACCESSABLE IN WHEEL WELLS AND UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL NEAR GEAR HANDLE. REPLACED 4327 BULBS IN GREEN DOWNLOCK ANNUNCIATOR BLOCK AND 2327 BULBS IN GEAR RED UNSAFE ANNUNCIATOR BLOCK. SERVICED HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR TO PROPER LEVEL. PERFORMED WIGGLE TEST ALL HARNESSES IN WHEEL WELLS TO CHECK FOR CHAFED WIRES. COULD NOT GET BREAKER TO POP. WORK DONE IAW CESSNA CITATION 560 AMM SECTION 32-10-00. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ABOVE MENTIONED DISCREPANCY ON THE GROUND. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.