Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 25, 2009
Submitted
October 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N682QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605654
Aircraft time
3,028 hours, 2,318 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99124915
Part serial
0498
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
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 TAKEOFF NLG DID NOT LOCK IN UP POSITION . FOLLOWED BY ASSOCIATED FLASHING HYD PRESS & STAB MISCOMP ANNUNCIATORS. INSPECTED ALL 3 MLG UPLOCK SWITCHES. FOUND LT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH BROKEN. WITH MLG UP, TECH PUSH ON SWITCH & UNLOCK LIGHT & OTHER INDICATIONS WENT TO NORMAL. REMOVED INOP LT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH. INSTALLED NEW LT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH. ADJUSTED LT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH AS REQUIRED. PERFORMED SEVERAL MLG CYCLES. OPS CHECKED GOOD. PER AMM 32-30-05. REMOVED NLG ACTUATOR. INSTALLED INSPECTED NLG ACTUATOR. PERFORMED NLG FUNCTIONAL TEST & CHECKED EXTENSTION & RETRACTION NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED NLG FREEFALL TEST, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATED MLG SEVERAL CYCLES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. WORK DONE PER AMM 32-01-00.

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