Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 21, 2019
Submitted
November 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605643
Aircraft time
10,814 hours, 8,432 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Unknown
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

NLG INDICATOR LIGHT INTERMITTENT - ON APPROACH LANDING GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED. THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE RED UNLOCK LIGHT DID EXTINGUISH. FLAPS WERE AT 15. WE EXECUTED A GO AROUND TO TROUBLESHOOT AND RUN CHECKLISTS. THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT STILL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. FLAPS WERE MOVED TO 35 WITH NO PROBLEM. AIRSPEED REDUCED BELOW 150 AND NO GEAR WARNING SOUND. WE BLEW THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION BOTTLE. STILL NO NOSE GEAR ILLUMINATION. AFTER LANDING AND TAXI OFF THE RUN WAY THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT POPPED OUT. WE PUSHED IT BACK IN. THE LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF WHEN I PUSHED IT IN SO I PUSHED IT AND TAPPED ON IT MORE EVENTUALLY THE NOSE GEAR ILLUMINATED STEADY///SIGN-OFF///JACKED AIRCRAFT AND DID MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS, NO HARD FAIL. PERFORMED WIRING CHECKS OF LANDING GEAR CONTROL PCB TO THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL UNIT AND TO THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH. NO FAULTS FOUND IN THE WIRING. REMOVED NOSE DOWNLOCK LIGHT CAPSULE FOR SECURITY AND CONDITION, NO FAULTS. REINSTALLED CAPSULE. REMOVED LANDING EAR CONTROL UNIT AND INSPECTED CONNECTOR. BLED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. HISTORY SHOWS LANDING GEAR CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED RECENTLY. AWAITING AM DOM FOR FURTHER ACTION AS REQ, PER MCC IAW CE-560XLS AMM 32-30-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL UNIT REF CE-560XL/XLS MM 32-30-01, OPS CHECK GOOD. DID MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS, NO FAULT NOTED. REMOVED AIRCRAFT FROM JACKS AND SERVICED HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR BACK TO FULL. VERIFIED DURING GEAR SWINGS THAT ALL LIGHT INDICATORS CHECK GOOD, AND THE ANNUNCIATOR TEST CHECKS GOOD.

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