Service difficulty report · Cable · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
January 31, 2012
Submitted
February 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0115
Aircraft time
4,798 hours, 3,515 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
551416032
Condition
Misrigged
Location
Nlg
Part time
4,798 hours, 3,515 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTING, GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. ALL 3 GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. DIVERTED, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX ADJUSTED THE NLG RELEASE CABLE. A SUCCESSFUL OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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