Service difficulty report · Spacer · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
January 20, 2005
Submitted
February 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5117
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6507064
Aircraft time
2,961 hours, 2,743 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Spacer
Part number
62171073
Condition
Missing
Location
Uplock Hook
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

LANDING GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH WHEN RETRACTING. FOUND LT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK HOOK ACTUATOR MOUNTING ATTACH BOLT SPACER, PN 6217107-3 PREVIOUSLY NOT INSTALLED. REF. CE-650 IPC 32-30-00-02, ITEM 82. THIS CONDITION ALLOWED HORIZONTAL SHIFTING OF UPLOCK HOOK ACTUATOR DURING ACTUATION OF THE UPLOCK HOOK. INSTALLED NEW SPACER, PN 621707-3. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECK. LANDING GEAR OPEATION CHECK IS SATISFACTORY IAW THE CE-650 MM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)

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