Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 16, 2025
Submitted
January 20, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N689QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605659
Aircraft time
15,773 hours, 12,002 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MLG: AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TOWED INTO A HANGAR BY THE PORT OF EPHRATA AIRPORT. WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PUSHED BACK THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS ROLLED BACK ONTO SOME WOOD PLANKS THAT COLLAPSED CAUSING THE RIGHT GEAR TO SINK INTO THE GROUND ABOUT A FOOT. THE RIGHT WING DID NOT CONTACT THE GROUND. WE DID ASK IF THEY NEEDED ANY HELP BEFORE TOWING THE AIRCRAFT BUT OUR ASSISTANCE WAS DECLINED AND WE WERE NOT PRESENT DURING THE TOW. THE ONLY DAMAGE THAT WAS VISIBLE TO US WAS THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN BENT DURING THE COLLAPSE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED LH & RH MLG DOOR ASSY. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW AMM 32-10-00.

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