Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
March 19, 2011
Submitted
March 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769EA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0303
Aircraft time
26,415 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Line
Part number
510011195HAS
Condition
Defective
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
1 hours
Stage of operation
LD
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

CREW REPORTED, ON FINAL APPROACH, LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. WITH GEAR SELECTED DOWN, BOTH HYD FLOW WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON STEADY. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO ORIGINAL DEPARTURE FIELD. EMERGENCY DECLARED, PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION, ONLY NOSE AND RT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED LANDING WITH DEFECTIVE MAIN GEAR CHECKLIST. LT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND, LANDED ON NOSE AND RT GEAR ONLY. PASSENGERS AND CREW EVACUTED SAFELY. MX JACKED ACFT AND INSP EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYS, FOUND LT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR EXTEND LINE FLARE HAD FAILED AT ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. ACFT IS CURRENTLY IN REPAIR, TO CORRECT DAMAGES CAUSED BY PARTIAL GEAR UP LANDING.

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