Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 9, 2008
Submitted
May 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N698QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605653
Aircraft time
2,147 hours, 1,612 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99125373
Part serial
16120
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,612 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. RT GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE NO GREEN LIGHT APPEARED TO TAKE LONGER THAN NORMAL TO ILLUMINATE THE LT GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE RED UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST INCLUDING BLOWING GEAR DOWN & NOTHING CHANGED. APPROX 5 MINUTES AFTER, COMPLETED THE CHECK LIST, THE LT GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE RED UNLOCK LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, LANDED NORMALY. FOUND FAULTY DOWNLOCK SWITCH. R & R LT MLG ACTUATOR WITH AN INSPECTED RENTAL UNIT WITH 555 TOTAL LANDINGS. INSPECTED BY MFG. OPS AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL. SERVICED EMERGENCY GEAR BOTTLE WITH NITROGEN. WORK DONE IAW MM 32-30-04. TIME FOR GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM 32-01-00.

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