Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 23, 2021
Submitted
August 25, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605588
Aircraft time
13,454 hours, 10,254 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99125374
Part serial
0934B
Condition
Faulted
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

RIGHT MLG LANDING GEAR EXTENSION: DURING GEAR EXTENSION, THE L MAIN AND NOSE GEAR EXTEND AND LOCK NORMALLY, THE HYD PRESS ANNUNCIATOR THEN EXTINGUISHES AND THE R MAIN GEAR DID NOT EXTEND AND LOCK FOR UPWARDS OF 20 SECONDS. THE RED UNLOCK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE R MAIN SHOWED LOCKED. NO OTHER HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS WERE IN USE AT THE TIME. THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY AFTER TAKEOFF. IT SEEMS THAT THE HYD EXTENDS THE L MAIN AND NOSE AND THEN STOPS. THE R MAIN THEN JUST FREE FALLS WITH NO PRESSURE BEHIND IT. REMOVED RH MLG ACTUATOR IAW CESSNA 560XL MM 32-30-04 (REV 46) AND REPLACED WITH A REPAIRED MLG ACTUATOR IAW MM 32-30-04 (REV 46) STEPS 1 THRU 3A THR B (1) THRU (7). PERFORMED A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR NOTICED ACTUATOR LEAKING AT SUPPLY LINE UNION AND B NUT. INSTALLED NEW ORING AND WHITE RETAINER AND RE-INSTALLED UNION ELBOW. PERFORMED LEAKS CHECK . NO LEAKS NOTED. BECAUSE IT IS A NEW ACTUATOR BEING INSTALLED REMOVED ACTUATOR END ATTACHING TO GEAR. PERFORMED MAIN GEAR CAMBER ADJUSTMENT. REINSTALLED ACTUATOR AND PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK REF AMM 32-30-04. OPS CHECK GOOD. SWUNG QEARS 10 TIMES TO COMPLETE BLEEDING OF SYSTEM. QEARS NOW EXTENDS AT 5.08 SECONDS. AND RETRACTS AT 5.58 SECONDS. DOWN JACKED AIRCRAFT AND SERVICED RESERVOIR. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED .

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