Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
March 21, 2010
Submitted
March 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N395QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600496
Aircraft time
9,082 hours, 7,557 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nose
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 DEPARTURE WHEN GEAR HANDLE SELECTED TO UP, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT NOSE GEAR RETRACTION DELAY. THE NOSE GEAR GREEN DOWN INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR 30-40 SECONDS AFTER GEAR RETRACTION BEFORE IT EVENTUALLY RETRACTED. THE MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED NORMALLY. JACKED ACFT AND CYCLED GEAR REPEATEDLY. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. INSPECTED WIRING AND CONNECTORS IN GEAR WHEEL WELL WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. FROZE DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND CYCLED GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. WORKED REF MM 32-30-00.