Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 10, 2009
Submitted
December 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
560XL5516
Aircraft time
4,665 hours, 3,352 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99125373
Part serial
0829
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,121 hours
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 AFTER LANDING GEAR DOWN SELECTION, THE LT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE RED UNLOCK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE APPROACH WAS ABORTED AND THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST WAS COMPLETED. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND COMPLETED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE RT LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED OPS CHECKS SATISFACTORY AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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