Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 2, 2011
Submitted
January 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605732
Aircraft time
2,926 hours, 2,243 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99125373
Part serial
1298
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Part time
2,926 hours, 2,243 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 20,000 FT ACCELERATING TOWARD 270 KIAS THE LT GEAR DOWN LOCK LIGHT (GREEN) ILLUMINATED. THE ACFT WAS DECELERATED TO 200 KIAS AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES TOTAL ILLUMINATION. AT NO TIME DID THE RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATE, HOWEVER, A VERY SLIGHT AIRFRAME VIBRATION WAS DETECTED WHICH APPEARED TO VARY WITH SPEED BUT DISAPPEARED WHEN THE GREEN LIGHT WENT OUT. SUB: RANG-OUT LT UP-LOCK AND DOWN LOCK SWITCHES NO DEFECT NOTED. SUSPECT DEFECTIVE DOWN LOCK SWITCH. IAW MX CONTROL REPLACE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR. R & R LT GEAR ACTUATOR WITH NEW ATTACH HARDWARE IAW MM 32-30-04. OPS, LEAK AND CAMBER CHECKS DUE. CAMBER CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-10-00. GEAR FUNCTIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 32-10-00.

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