Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
March 12, 2012
Submitted
March 12, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N744AT
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500017
Aircraft time
16,067 hours, 11,795 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mains
Stage of operation
CL
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

ACFT DEPARTED FROM BASE ON A PART 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT. AFTER DEPARTURE THE LT MAIN GEAR DID NOT FULLY RETRACT BEFORE THE HYD SYS SHUTDOWN CAUSING THE LT MAIN TO SELF EXTEND TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT COULD NOT EXTEND THE OTHER TO 2 GEARS (NOSE & RT MAIN) IN A NORMAL MANNER AND USED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES LISTED IN THE CHECKLIST TO LOWER THE REMAINING TO GEARS. THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION RESULTED IN ALL GEARS BECOMING DOWN AND LOCKED WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS. THE PILOT MADE A FLYBY OF THE RSW TOWER TO CONFIRM THE GEARS WERE DOWN. ACFT RETURNED AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXIED IN. A COMPLETE INSPECTION AND RETRACTION TEST OF GEAR SYS COMPLETED, AND A FLIGHT CHECK OF ACFT COMPLETED, TO VERIFY PROPER OPERATION PROPER OPERATION OF GEAR, THE ACFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO APPARENT CAUSE FOR THE MALFUNCTION CAN BE DETERMINED.

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