Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 5, 2014
Submitted
August 7, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560DR
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605073
Aircraft time
4,708 hours, 4,092 cycles
Part
Control Handle
Part number
99125501
Part serial
0024
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg
Part time
4,708 hours, 4,092 cycles
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

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING. FAULT WAS DUPLICATED & FOUND TO BE INTERMITTENT. GEAR WOULD NOT GO UP & THE HYD DEMAND LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. FAULT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A DEFECTIVE MLG CONTROL HANDLE. HANDLE REPLACED & SYS OPS TESTED WITH NO FAILURES. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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