Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 3, 2008
Submitted
October 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N877R
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605219
Aircraft time
1,731 hours, 1,733 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
661308111
Condition
Bent
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON ARRIVAL AT LSE AND UPON EXTENDING GEAR, AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS APPARENT. GEAR DOWN INDICATION WAS NORMAL AND NO GEAR HORN WAS HEARD WHILE THROTTLES WERE IDLE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE LANDING GEAR SPADE DOOR DAMAGED. FERRY FLIGHT PERMIT WAS ISSUED FROM LSE TO MKE WITH GEAR DOWN PROVISIONS. THE NOSE GEAR SPADE DOOR WAS REPLACED, NO DETERMINATION OF CAUSE WAS FOUND.

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