Service difficulty report · Pcb · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
January 19, 2011
Submitted
January 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0090
Aircraft time
4,205 hours, 3,082 cycles
Part
Pcb
Part number
631839721
Part serial
0184
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
4,205 hours, 3,082 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

INBOUND, THE CREW RECEIVED A LT MAIN GEAR UNLOCK INDICATION AND BEGAN A DIVERSION. THE CREW EXECUTED THEIR CHECKLIST AND CONFERENCED WITH MX AND MFG ENGINEERING TO TROUBLESHOOT. LT MAIN STILL FAILED TO INDICATE DOWN. THE GEAR WAS BLOWN DOWN AND THE CREW PERFORMED A FLYBY AND THE TOWER INDICATED THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO THE FBO. ON SITE, MX TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND DEFECTIVE PCB THAT CAUSED BULB TO BLOW OUT IN LT GEAR ANNUNCIATOR. PCB REPLACED, GEAR BLOW-DOWN BOTTLE WAS RESET LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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