Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
October 16, 2019
Submitted
October 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917TL
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
560812
Aircraft time
2,657 hours, 3,278 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99124854
Part serial
1127
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Part time
2,657 hours, 3,278 cycles
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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH INTO AIRPORT, AT LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SPEED THEY SELECTED GEAR DOWN WITH A RESULT OF THE NOSE GEAR TRANSITION LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED WITHOUT A GREEN NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE CREW FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR THIS GEAR UNSAFE CONDITION WITH THE SAME RESULTS, NOSE GEAR TRANSITION LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED AND NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH OUT INCIDENT. THE NOSE GEAR DISCREPANCY WAS TROUBLESHOT TO THE GEAR POSITION SWITCH THAT IS INTEGRAL TO THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT, LANDING SWINGS COMPLIED WITH, EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECK COMPLIED WITH, AND THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM COMPLIED WITH A FINAL SERVICE WITH NITROGEN. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.