Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 19, 2012
Submitted
June 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605637
Aircraft time
5,188 hours, 3,835 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED THE GEAR DID NOT REACT AND REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE STAB MIS-COMPARE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE HYD CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD NOT RESET AND CREW RAN THE ABNORMAL CONDITIONS CHECK LIST WITH NO CHANGE TO SITUATION. CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO WHERE A LONGER RUNWAY AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT WAS AVAILABLE. WITH NO HYD POWER AVAILABLE CREW CONTINUED TO WHERE THEY MADE A NO FLAP LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. MFG ACFT MX PERSONNEL TROUBLESHOT SYSTEMS AND FOUND A CHAFED WIRE AT THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE. WIRING WAS REPAIRED AND WIRE BUNDLE PROTECTED WITH SPIRAL WRAP TO PREVENT SUBSEQUENT CHAFING. LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST AND HORIZ STAB OPS CHECKS PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY AND CREW PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK FLIGHT. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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