Service difficulty report · Uplock Hook · Cessna 525A

Difficulty date
November 7, 2013
Submitted
November 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717HA
Make and model
Cessna 525A
Aircraft serial
525A0079
Aircraft time
3,424 hours, 3,082 cycles
Part
Uplock Hook
Part number
632750117
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 700
Part time
3,424 hours, 3,082 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

HYDRAULIC ON AND GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT CAME ON DURING DECENT, FOLLOWED BY A THUMPING NOISE FROM THE LT GEAR. GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH 3 GREEN. LANDED AND CALL DOM. DOM ASKED THE PILOT TO LOOK AT THE UPLOCK HOOK ON THE LT GEAR. SHOWED UPLOCK HOOK CRACKED. FERRY PERMIT REQUESTED AFTER AN INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. LANDING GEAR CONTROL CB COLLARED AND ACFT FERRIED TO SERVICE CENTER. HOOK AND POSITION SWITCH WERE REPLACED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. RT UPLOCK HOOK WAS INSPECTED, NO DEFECTS FOUND.

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