Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 27, 2014
Submitted
January 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560DR
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605073
Aircraft time
4,406 hours, 3,835 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99125375
Part serial
179
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
4,406 hours, 3,835 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON FIRST ATTEMPT TO LOWER GEAR ON APPROACH TO KAGC HE DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT ON THE LT MLG. HE RECYCLED THE GEAR & ALL GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. JACKED THE AIRPLANE & WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SQUAWK ON ONLY 1 RETRACTION OUT OF SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE LT MLG ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED & THE GEAR WAS CYCLED 30 TIMES WITHOUT FAILURE. THE AIRPLANE WAS LEAK CHECKED, REMOVED FROM JACKS & RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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