Service difficulty report · Indicator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 23, 2025
Submitted
November 25, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605812
Aircraft time
14,514 hours, 11,064 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR BULB DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN EXTENDING GEAR. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION BLOW DOWN WITH BOTTLE CORRECTIVE ACTION: POWERED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND RH MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR NOT ILLUMINATED.TAPPED ON INDICATOR AND LIGHTS NOW ILLUMINATED. THIS CONFIRMED FAULTY BULBS. REPLACED ALL BULBS ON LANDING GEAR CONTROL UNIT. ALL INDICATORS OPS CHECK GOOD. JACKED ATRCRAFT FOR BLEEDING AND GEAR SWINGS. PERFORMED RESET OF THE GEAR AND BRAKE EMERGENCY PNEUMATIC BOTTLE AND SAFETIED WITH COPPER WIRE. SERVICED THE GEAR AND BRAKE EMERGENCY PNEUMATIC BOTTLE, CONNECTED GPU AND HYDRAULIC CART,PERFORMED SHORT CYCLE OF THE GEAR TO RESET SHUTTLE VALVES, CYCLED LANDING GEAR 20 TIMES UNTIL NO BUBBLES WERE NOTED ON CART SIGHT GLASS & CLEANED PNEUMATIC VENT LINES. VERIFIED GEAR & BRAKE BOTTLE SERVICE TO BE OK AND JACKED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW CE-560XL AMM 32-44-00, 32-1-00

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