Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
January 1, 2012
Submitted
January 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604CS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800007
Aircraft time
6,531 hours, 4,152 cycles
Part
Control Handle
Part number
99125501
Part serial
N5961
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,073 hours, 689 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

ON APPROACH, GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN WITH NO RESPONSE. ONLY INDICATION WAS A "RED" UNLOCK LIGHT. PERFORMED A GO AROUND AND FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST PROCEDURE. COMPLIED WITH A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTEND PROCEDURE. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. DISCREPANCY WAS TROUBLESHOT TO A FAULTY LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE ASSY. GEAR CONTROL HANDLE ASSY WAS REPLACED, NR2 SYS SERVICED, HYD SYS BLED AND SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS PERFORMED. SYS OPS CHECK WAS SUCCESSFUL. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.