Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 14, 2020
Submitted
January 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4000K
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605081
Aircraft time
9,424 hours, 7,513 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
664265214
Condition
Bent
Location
Nlg
Part time
9,424 hours, 7,513 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON ESTABLISHING A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB, THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. AT V2 PLUS 10 THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. AT WHICH POINT A STAB MISCOMPARE WAS NOTICED. WE REQUESTED A LEVEL OFF AT 8,000 FT. WE SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BELOW 200 KNOTS. WE THEN NOTICED A GEAR UNLOCKED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL THREE GEAR INDICATIONS WERE EXTINGUISHED. FOUND RIGHT HAND NOSE LANDING GEAR UP-LOCK ROLLER BRACKET ASSEMBLY BENT DOWN 1/10 OF INCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRACKET P/N 6642652-14 AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. THIS BRACKET WAS KEEPING THE NOSE GEAR POSITION SWITCH FROM ACTIVATING THE CORRECT CONFIGURATION OF THE NOSE GEAR. SUSPECT IT WAS BENT DURING TOWING.

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