Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 8, 2010
Submitted
February 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N554CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605572
Aircraft time
3,946 hours, 2,812 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99125373
Part serial
0684
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
4,504 cycles
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

DURING APPROACH, WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED, CREW DID NOT GET LT GEAR DOWN INDICATION. CREW ABORTED THE APPROACH AND DID A GO AROUND, WHERE THEY WORKED ABNORMAL/EMERGENCY CHECK LIST. LANDING GEAR WAS BLOWN DOWN, LT MAIN GEAR DOWN INDICATION ILLUMINATED AND ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ONSITE MX INSPECTED ACFT AND REPLACED LT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR. LANDING GEAR RETRACT/EXTEND CHECKS WERE PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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