Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 6, 2009
Submitted
February 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605820
Aircraft time
106 hours, 85 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
15493009
Part serial
0822
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
106 hours, 85 cycles
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

ON CLIMB OUT THE RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN WE PULLED THE HYD PRESS CB THE NOSE GEAR WENT DOWN AND LOCKED EVEN THOUGH THE HANDLE WAS UP. M2B - R&R NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR WITH NEW HARDWARE. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. BLED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND LEAK CHECK THE ACTUATOR CHECKED GOOD. IAW WORK DONE IAW CH 32-30-03 OF THE CITATION 560 XLS MM.

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