Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
February 3, 2011
Submitted
February 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N352QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600526
Aircraft time
8,586 hours, 7,229 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Iced
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MLG UNSAFE LIGHT AFTER RETRACTION, DUE TO ICE AND SLUSH ON TAXI OUT, LT MLG EXTENDED TO 400 FT AGL. UPON SELECTING GEAR UP ACFT YAWED GENTLY TO THE LEFT, RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED & HYD SYS REMAINED ENERGIZED. ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE GEAR, SAME RESULTS. AFTER GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY SEVERAL TIMES HYD PRESSURE LIGHT INTERMITTENT ON APPROACH. LANDED NORMALLY, POST FLIGHT REVEALED ICE, SLUSH & SAND IN VICINITY OF LT MLG AND WHEEL WELL. MOVED ACFT INTO HEATED HANGAR AND REMOVED ICE AND SLUSH. PERFORMED 12 GEAR SWINGS WITH ALL NORMALL INDICATIONS. INSPECTED GEAR WALLS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL DONE IAW MM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.