Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 25, 2015
Submitted
October 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N500UP
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605294
Aircraft time
9,158 hours, 6,708 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
99125373
Part serial
0956
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
4,621 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, RESULTING IN NO LEFT GREEN MAIN UNLOCK LIGHT FOLLOWED BY RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT. QUICK DECISION WAS MADE TO CYCLE THE GEAR HANDLE RESULTING IN 3 GREEN GEAR DOWN & LOCKED ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. ACFT WAS FERRIED WITH GEAR EXTENDED TO MFG SERVICE CTR TO PERFORM GEAR EXTENSION & RETRACTION. TROUBLE SHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO A FAULTY LT GEAR ACTUATOR DOWN LOCK SWITCH. THE LT MLG ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, GEAR SWINGS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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