Service difficulty report · Shimmy Dampener · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 20, 2020
Submitted
September 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501UP
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605252
Aircraft time
13,423 hours, 9,602 cycles
Part
Shimmy Dampener
Part number
554300112
Part serial
7858
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Part time
13,423 hours, 9,602 cycles
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

AFTER TAKE-OFF THE LANDING GEAR RED UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, THE HYDRAULIC LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, AND THE STAB MIS-COMPARE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. AFM CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED, EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND DIVERSION WAS MADE TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED FOR GEAR MAINTENANCE. THE NLG WAS REPAIRED AND THE SHIMMY DAMPENER WAS REPLACED. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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