Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 18, 2011
Submitted
May 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605275
Aircraft time
7,657 hours, 6,121 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
55275043
Part serial
3030
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg Uplock
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, GEAR SELECTED UP, NLG WHEEL INDICATOR LIGHT STAYED GREEN WITH SOUND INDICATION, GEAR DOORS WERE STILL OPEN. MLG SWITCH WAS SELECTED DOWN WITH 3 GREEN INDICATIONS OF DOORS OPEN. SELECTED GEAR UP AGAIN WITH SAME INDICATION. MLG SELECTED DOWN WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS & NORMAL LANDING ACCOMPLISHED. ON FIRST CYCLE BOTH MAINS RETRACTED NLG WENT ALMOST ALL THE WAY UP. THEN FELL BACK OUT. TROUBLESHOT TO UPLOCK SEQUENCE ACTUATOR. R & R NLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR. SWUNG GEAR, OPS CHECKED GOOD. BLED HYD SYS. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR ADJUSTMENT TEST AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-30-05.

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