Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
February 4, 2011
Submitted
February 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0050
Aircraft time
4,932 hours, 3,555 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, CREW SELECTED MLG DOWN. NO MLG DOWN, INDICATION PRESENT. CREW INITIATED A GO-AROUND. CREW RAN CHECKLIST FOR MLG WILL NOT EXTEND. AFTER COMPLETING CHECKLIST CREW STILL HAD AN UNSAFE MLG INDICATION. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT TOWED BACK TO FBO'S RAMP. ON-SITE MX RESET BLOW-DOWN BOTTLE LEVER, SERVICED BOTTLE & INSPECTED ACFT & FOUND TO BE SAFE FOR SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT. ACFT IS CURRENTLY IN MX. MAINTENANCE FOUND ACFT WIRING TO BE INCONSISTENT WITH WIRING CHANGE. ACFT REWIRED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE AIRCRAFT SERIAL NUMBER AND A MLG RETRACTION TEST WAS PERFORMED AND A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK FLT PERFORMED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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