Service difficulty report · Uplock Bracket · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
September 15, 2018
Submitted
September 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297KH
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
0297
Aircraft time
2,181 hours, 1,952 cycles
Part
Uplock Bracket
Part number
63413561
Condition
Cracked
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
2,181 hours, 1,952 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT FL280, WE HEARD A NOISE CONSISTENT WITH GEAR DEPLOYMENT. THE NOISE WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE HYD PRESS ON LIGHT AND THE GEAR UNLOCKED RED LIGHT. WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED FOR A DESCENT TO AN ALTITUDE LOWER THAN FL200. WE DESCENDED TO 11000 FEET. PASSING THROUGH FL180, WE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. THE GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY AND DISPLAYED THREE GREEN LIGHTS. THE HYD PRESS ON LIGHT EXTINGUISHED ONCE THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. WE CONTINUED TO KLUK AND COMPLETED A VISUAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 3R WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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