Service difficulty report · Connector · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
June 24, 2009
Submitted
June 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N630CS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
0170
Aircraft time
878 hours, 574 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Nlg Downlock
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 GOT GEAR UNSAFE WARNING WITH THE 2 MAINS SHOWING GREEN, BUT NO GREEN FOR THE NOSE GEAR. CREW RAN CHECKLIST AND AFTER STILL NO GREEN INDICATED ON NOSE GEAR. EMERGENCY DECLARED. ON SITE MX FOUND THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK CONNECTOR NOT FULLY ENGAGED. INSTALLED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK CONNECTOR TO THE FULLY ENGAGED POSITION OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.