Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 20, 2008
Submitted
December 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605551
Aircraft time
3,662 hours, 2,570 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99125373
Part serial
0803
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
3,665 hours, 2,572 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

ON APPROACH, CREW OBSERVED NO GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION FOR LT MLG. CREW ABORTED APPROACH TO WORK AFM ABNORMAL/EMERGENCY CHECK LIST. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND SHORTLY AFTER ATTEMPTS TO BLOW GEAR DOWN, CREW RECEIVED DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PERFORM GEAR SWING AT MX FACILITY AND ACFT WAS FERRIED TO MFG FACILITY. MX REPLACED THE LT MLG ACTUATOR IAW 32-30-04. GEAR SWINGS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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