Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
September 14, 2013
Submitted
September 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560HM
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600699
Aircraft time
3,364 hours, 3,527 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN & LT MLG GREEN LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT DID EXTINGUISH, AND THERE WAS NO AUDIBLE GEAR WARNING WITH THE FLAPS DOWN AND POWER REDUCED. APPROACH ABORTED. SELECTED BRIGHT POSITION ON COCKPIT LIGHT DIMMER SWITCH AND LT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN SWITCH RETURNED TO DIM POSITION. FLEW BY TOWER, NLG VISIBLE BUT UNABLE TO SEE EITHER MLG. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY EXTENSION CHECKLIST, BLEW DOWN SYSTEM. PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING. JACKED AIRPLANE, RESET SHUTTLE VALVE AND SERVICED NITROGEN BOTTLE. THEY INSPECTED THE GEAR WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND CYCLED THE GEAR 10 TIMES WITH ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE JACKS AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO SPECIFIC PART IS IDENTIFIED AS CAUSING THIS DIFFICULTY SINCE NO DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS WERE FOUND.