A CE550 pilot flew his aircraft; gear down; to a maintenance facility without a ferry permit when he...

Attributes
ACN	1006807
Time
Date	201204
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Citation II S2/Bravo (C550)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	Direct Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Gear Up Lock
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 10000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural FAR

Narrative:

During descent; on a part 91 flight into a midwest airport; in a citation 550 bravo; the 'gear unlocked' light came on prior to selecting the gear to the down position. When the gear was selected to the down position; it extended normally with normal three green lights indication. Approach and landing were normal. After landing attempts were made to hire maintenance to inspect the airplane. No maintenance was available. After attempting to obtain maintenance at that airport the time of the day was such that we could not contact the FAA to obtain a ferry permit. I elected to fly the aircraft gear down to the citation maintenance facility at a nearby airport for investigation of the gear unlocked light. The aircraft was flown to the service center where the problem was investigated. Both gear uplock switches were found to be bad. The switches were changed and the aircraft was returned to service. Pressure to 'make the schedule' contributed to the decision to fly the aircraft to the service facility. For future reference; I would not allow the schedule to dictate actions without utilizing proper procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CE550 pilot flew his aircraft; gear down; to a maintenance facility without a ferry permit when he was unable to secure maintenace to correct a 'GEAR UPLOCK' light indication that came on during approach.

Narrative: During descent; on a Part 91 flight into a midwest airport; in a Citation 550 Bravo; the 'Gear Unlocked' light came on prior to selecting the gear to the down position. When the gear was selected to the down position; it extended normally with normal three green lights indication. Approach and landing were normal. After landing attempts were made to hire maintenance to inspect the airplane. No maintenance was available. After attempting to obtain maintenance at that airport the time of the day was such that we could not contact the FAA to obtain a ferry permit. I elected to fly the aircraft gear down to the Citation Maintenance facility at a nearby airport for investigation of the gear unlocked light. The aircraft was flown to the service center where the problem was investigated. Both gear uplock switches were found to be bad. The switches were changed and the aircraft was returned to service. Pressure to 'make the schedule' contributed to the decision to fly the aircraft to the service facility. For future reference; I would not allow the schedule to dictate actions without utilizing proper procedures.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A CE550 pilot flew his aircraft; gear down; to a maintenance facility without a ferry permit when he was unable to secure maintenace to correct a 'gear uplock' light indication that came on during approach.