Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
December 3, 2009
Submitted
December 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600698
Aircraft time
3,031 hours, 2,440 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
15566002
Part serial
346
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND INDICATED 2 GREEN, 1 RED. THE RT MAIN GEAR SHOWED UNLOCKED. THE "GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND" CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED AND NO CHANGE TO INDICATION WAS NOTED. AFTER CONFERRING WITH ACP AND MX, PULLED THE "DONUT" TO BLOW THE GEAR INTO POSITION. THE RT MAIN GEAR STILL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. THE DECISION TO LAND WAS MADE AND DURING BASE LEG, RT MAIN GEAR ILLUMINATED AND THE UNSAFE LIGHT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG ACTUATOR IAW MM CHAPTER 32-31-04. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.