Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
November 18, 2008
Submitted
November 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0045
Aircraft time
2,997 hours, 2,156 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON DEPARTING, LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. AFTER CLIMBING TO A SAFE ALTITUDE AND EXECUTING THE PROPER CHECKLIST THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. THE AUX GEAR CONTROL SYS WAS USED TO MAKE SURE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED, ALTHOUGH, CRASH AND RESCUE WAS REQUESTED TO STANDBY FOR ARRIVAL. THE LANDING WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT IS CURRENTLY IN MAINT FOR REPAIR. RESET, SERVICED AND BLED EMERGENCY GEAR SYSTEM. CYCLED GEAR, PERFORMED LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL CHECKS, ALL CHECKS GOOD. CHECKED LANDING GEAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (WIRING, SWITCHES, PC BOARDS)ALL CHECKS GOOD IAW MM AND WDM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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