Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
January 12, 2020
Submitted
January 20, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500210
Aircraft time
15,250 hours, 9,275 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99144523
Part serial
0425
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

DURING GEAR EXTENSION ON FINAL APPROACH, THE NLG GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND RED UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN. BOTH MAIN GEAR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED GREEN. AFTER ROTARY TEST CONFIRMED ALL LIGHTS WORKING, BLEW DOWN THE GEAR IAW QRC. THE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION CONTINUED AND PULLED THE NLG UPLOCK IAW QRC. THE UNSAFE INDICATION PERSISTED (RED UNLOCK LIGHT, GREEN MLG LIGHTS, NO NLG LIGHT). AFTER 5 MINUTES OF MANEUVERING, THE GEAR INDICATING LIGHTS INDICATED NORMAL OPERATION (THREE GREEN, NO RED). LANDED AND CONFIRMED NORMAL NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND NORMAL BRAKE OPERATION. TAXIING CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT HANDLED AND INDICATED NORMAL OPERATION. RESET PNEUMATIC SYSTEM AND COMPLETED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM BLEED IAW MM 12-10-15. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR IAW MM 32-30-03. COMPLETED SYSTEM BLEED, LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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