Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 24, 2008
Submitted
January 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N541CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605521
Aircraft time
4,016 hours, 2,888 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99125373
Part serial
0848
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 500
Part time
4,016 hours, 2,888 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON DECENT, CREW EXTENDED LANDING GEAR BUT DIDN'T GET GEAR LOCK LIGHT FOR THE LEFT MAIN. CREW DISCONTINUED THEIR APPROACH AND PICKED UP A NEW IFR CLEARANCE FROM ATC AND WAS PUT INTO HOLD TO DO THEIR EMERGENCY CHECK LIST. AFTER BLOWING THE GEAR BOTTLE, THERE WAS STILL NO GREEN LIGHT FOR THE LEFT MAIN. AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCYAND DIVERTED TO MTJ, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO GJT WITH GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED TO FACILITATE MAINTENANCE. MX REPLACED LT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR IAW MM 32-30-04 AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY GEAR SWING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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