Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 28, 2016
Submitted
January 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605818
Aircraft time
6,008 hours, 4,739 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
55275043
Part serial
4170
Condition
Corroded
Location
Nlg
Part time
6,010 hours, 4,740 cycles
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

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT STAY RETRACTED. JACKED ACFT & CHECKED DIMENSION ON NOSE STRUT. SWING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES COULD NOT DUPLICATE AT THIS TIME. INSP NLG UPLOCK ASSY & FOUND TO BE BINDING. REMOVED UPLOCK ACTUATOR & FOUND ALL COMPONENTS ATTACHED TO ACTUATOR SHAFT ARE CORRODED. BOSS FOR CLEVIS PIN ON ACTUATOR SHAFT IS ALSO CORRODED. R&R SN 4170, ACTUATOR, SN 4824, WITH NEW PARTS IAW MM CHAPTER 32-30-05. INSTALLED ACTUATOR & COMPLIED WITH ALL FUNCTIONAL & LEAK CHECKS. ALL CHECKED GOOD. VERIFIED INSTALLATION OF THE UPLOCK HOOK & OPERATION, GEAR SWING WITH FREE FALL & BLOW DOWN. RESET GEAR & BLED, SERVICED NITROGEN & SAFETIED EMER GEAR CABLE. ALL OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

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