Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 1, 2011
Submitted
February 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605637
Aircraft time
3,950 hours, 2,917 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99125373
Part serial
1098
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
1,559 hours, 1,176 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND NO GREEN DOWN INDICATION FOR THE LT MAIN GEAR. CREW USED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTEND PROCEDURE IAW THE CHECKLIST, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. ACFT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX REPLACED THE LT GEAR ACTUATOR. LEAK AND OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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