Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 13, 2014
Submitted
May 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605829
Aircraft time
4,728 hours, 3,612 cycles
Part
Control Rod
Part number
661308616
Condition
Binding
Location
Mlg Door
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, THREE GREEN LIGHTS OUT & RED UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINS ON. STAB INCOMPARABLE & HYD PRESSURE LIGHT REMAINED ON. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES, FELT A THUMP, FROM THE NOSE, & UNLOCK LIGHT OUT FOLLOWED BY THE OTHER TWO. AT DESTINATION, GEAR & LIGHTS WORKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. JACKED ACFT & VERIFIED SQUAWK. WITH GEAR UP & UNLOCKED LIGHT ILLUMINATED PULLED GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER & NOSE GEAR FALLING OUT OF WW. OPENED NOSE GEAR DOORS & COMPLIED WITH GEAR SWINGS. GEAR WENT UP & LOCKED EVERY TIME. INSPECTED GEAR DOORS & FOUND GEAR DOOR PUSH & PULL TUBE BINDING & ROD ENDS SEIZED & STIFF. R & R LT & RT NOSE GEAR DOOR CONTROL ROD. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. SERVICED MAIN HYD RESERVOIR. REMOVED ACFT FROM JACKS IAW MM 32-20-00.

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