Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
June 9, 2011
Submitted
June 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0274
Aircraft time
1,419 hours, 1,167 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
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, CREW EXTENDED GEAR AND DID NOT GET ANY RED IN TRANSIT OR GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS. FOLLOWING AFM CHECK LIST A ROTARY TEST FUNCTION FOR THE LANDING GEAR WAS PERFORMED AND THE GEAR WAS BLOWN DOWN. CREW LANDED ACFT WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO FBO. AFTER LANDING, THE CREW CYCLED THE DAY/NIGHT DIM SWITCH AND ALL THREE GREEN DOWN INDICATIONS ILLUMINATED. ACFT WAS INSPECTED FOR SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT WHERE ACFT MX COULD PERFORM TESTS AND ANY NECESSARY REPAIRS. PERFORMED ALL LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONAL TESTS WITH NO ANOMALIES FOUND. ROTARY TEST FUNCTION NOW SHOWED GEAR DOWN INDICATION PROPERLY AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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