Service difficulty report · Connector · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
December 5, 2011
Submitted
December 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600610
Aircraft time
6,854 hours, 5,409 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH, MLG SELECTED DOWN. DID NOT HEAR SOUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH MLG DOWN. RED MLG UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONLY. AFTER 20 SECONDS, NLG SHOWED DOWN & LOCKED. MISSED APPROACH & RETRACTED MLG HANDLE. RECYCLED MLG WITH NO MLG DOWN INDICATIONS. HYD ANNUNCIATOR FLASHED. SELECTED HANDLE UP. RAN CHECKLIST. PULLED MLG CIRCUIT BREAKER. GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN WITH TEE HANDLE PULLED & YAWING OF ACFT. WHEN PNEUMATIC 'DONUT' PULLED ALL MLG DOWN & LOCKED WITH 3 GREEN ANNUNCIATORS. LANDED NORMAL. FOUND LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE CONNECTOR P160 LOOSE. CLEANED & RECONNECT P160 & SWING GEAR. PERFORMED GEAR OPS CHECKS & FOUND NORMAL IAW MM 32-01-00 & WD 32-30-01.