Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
December 12, 2020
Submitted
December 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816SH
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600360
Aircraft time
7,645 hours, 6,635 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Contaminated
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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KDSM, THE CREW MOVED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER UP, THE CREW NOTED THAT ALL THREE GREEN GEAR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, BUT THE RED GEAR UNLOCKED STAYED ILLUMINATED. THE CREW CYCLED THE GEAR ONE MORE TIME AND GOT THE SAME RESULT. AFTER RUNNING THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST, THEY LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE, ALL THREE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED, AND RETURNED TO KDSM. GEAR WAS INSPECTED AND SWUNG WITH NO DISPENCIES NOTED. DUE TO THE WEATHER AND TAXIWAY/RUNWAY CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, IT IS SUSPECTED GEAR UPLOCK ROLLERS OR UPLOCKS MAY HAVE HAD ICE/SNOW INTERFERING WITH GEAR UPLOCK SYSTEM.