Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 31, 2015
Submitted
September 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501UP
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605252
Aircraft time
9,771 hours, 6,899 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
9912537499125373
Part serial
0573B0190B
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
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

ON CLIMB OUT, WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED UP THE STAB MISCOMPARE & HYD PRESS ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CREW COMPLETED THE STAB MISCOMPARE LIGHT ON ABNORMAL CHECKLIST & DIVERTED BACK. DURING THE RETURN & COMPLETING THE CHECKLIST THE HYD PRESS & GEAR UNLOCK ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER PLACING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION HYD PRESS LIGHT WENT OUT & ALL THREE GREEN LG ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ACFT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. TROUBLE SHOT THE DISCREPANCY & FOUND THE LT & RT MLG ACTUATORS DEFECTIVE FROM PREVIOUS REPLACEMENT. BOTH ACTUATORS WERE REPLACED. GEAR SWINGS & STABILIZER OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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