JASC 3233
Service difficulty reports · 2,688
Reports filed under 3233 · Landing Gear Actuator, newest first.
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SDR CALA0300055Actuator · leakingTHE GEAR HORN SOUNDED ON FINAL APPROACH TO IAH AT 1000 FEET. THE QRH PROCEDURE FOR UNSAFE GEAR AND HYD QTY LOSS CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED DURING A "GO AROUND". A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SDR 115997Swivel · crackedFLT 4474 IPT-PIT, ON TAKEOFF SELECTED GEAR UP, HYD LIGHT CAME ON WITH MAIN PRESSURE AT ZERO. SECURED PUMP, CONTACTED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND CONTINUED TO PIT. SELECTED GEAR DOWN ALL INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED WITH LOSS OF ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID ON QTY INDICATOR.SDR DBC2003F00000Actuator · inoperativeACTURATOR, ON APPROACH, PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN. PILOT FELT NOSE GEAR TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO REACH DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. LANDING GEAR RETRACT TEST COMPLIED WITH. NOSE GEAR EXTEND TIME WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW MM. NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR REPLACSDR SWIA200311772Actuator · malfunctionedDURING GEAR RETRACTION ON TAKEOFF, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR RED A AND B LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND A NOTICEABLE DRAG CAME FROM THE LEFT SIDE. RETURNED TO DEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR IAW MM 32-11-00. S/N OFF 237.SDR SWIA200311792Actuator · malfunctionedRIGHT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT COMPLETELY RETRACT. RED LIGHTS (BOTH) STAYED ON. CYCLED TWICE, WOULD NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO LAX. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WITH SERVICEABLE IAW MM 32-32-10. PERFORMED GEAR SWING IAW MM 32-30-00. OPERATIONAL CHESDR FPI2003F00006Actuator · crackedC/W SEB 01-2 INSPECTED ACTUATORS, FOR CRACKS. FOUND CRACKS, REMOVED FROM SERVICE.SDR FPI2003F00005Actuator · crackedC/W SEB 01-2, INSPECTED ACTUATORS FOR CRACKS, FOUND CRACKS, REMOVED FROM SERVICE.SDR FPI2003F00004Actuator · crackedINSPECTED ACTUATORS FOR CRACKS. FOUND CRACKS, REMOVED FROM SERVICE.SDR FPI2003F00003Actuator · crackedINSPECTED ACTUATORS FOR CRACKS. FOUND CRACKS, REMOVED FROM SERVICE.SDR AUS20030115Actuator · faulty(AUS) LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE ACTUATOR SUSPECT FAULTY.SDR UPS03840134Rod · corrodedRT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR HAS CORROSION ON ROD END, JAM NUT & LOCK TAB WASHER ROD END CONDITION UNKNOWN. REPAIR PER EO DC8-3230-3958-D PARTS ON ORDER, ACTUATOR AND ROD END ASSY. REMOVED AND REPLACED MLG ACTUATOR IAW MM 32-32-02.SDR 2003FA0000142Bushing · unsecureDURING 100 HOUR INSPECTION, TECHNICIAN FOUND RT MLG ACTUATOR CAP BUSHING, UNSEATED AND STICKING OUT OF THE ACTUATOR CAP. DURING RETRACT TEST, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BUSHING NOW INTERFERED WITH THE BRAKE SWIVEL FITTING. THE CAP WAS REMOVED AND A NEW BUSHING WASDR 2003FA0000141Bushing · unsecureDURING 100HR INSPECTION, TECHNICIAN FOUND THE LT MLG ACTUATOR CAP BUSHING. UNSEATED AND STICKING OUT OF THE ACTUATOR CAP. DURING RETRACT TEST, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BUSHING NOW INTERFERED WITH THE BRAKE SWIVEL FITTING. THE CAP WAS REMOVED AND A NEW BUSHING SDR GLBA2003008Cap · brokenNOSE GEAR ACTUATOR CAP BROKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR.SDR 45164012020Actuator · failedON DESCENT, LT MLG INDICATED NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED FLY-BY OF TOWER TO VERIFY GEAR EXTENSION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LT MLG ACTUATOR REPLACED, AS THE SWITCH IS BUILT INTO THE ACTUATOR AND IS NOT A LRU. SUBSEQUENT GEAR SWINSDR GUU2003F00004Actuator · bypassingDURING APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR IS SELECTED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT JOLTS AS THE LEFT GEAR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MLG ACTUATOR. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.SDR FPI2003F00002Housing · crackedFOUND LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CRACKED IAW SB.SDR FPI2003F00001Housing · crackedFOUND LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CRACKED IAW SB.SDR 57708Actuator · malfunctionedAPPROACH, L/G HANDLE MOVED TO LWR GEAR, RED INTRANSIT LAMPS FLICKERED, 5-AMP L/G IND ON RT C/B PANEL POPPED. L/G EXTENDED, 3 GEAR DOWN LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUM, WOULD NOT RESET. TOWER VERIFIED NOSE L/G EXTENDED. MALFUNCTION NOT DUPLICATED ON GROUND. L/G IND SDR CA030211008Actuator · failed(CAN) CJ0701 ACTUATOR TAB IS A SMALL METAL TAB THAT FITS ON PORT GEAR DOWN SWITCH. TAB FAILED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE CAUSING INTERMITTENT GEAR SAFE LIGHT ON PORT SIDE.SDR ABXA030006Pin · looseLT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATING CYLINDER RETRACT PIN WAS LOOSE, DUE TO WORN RETRACT PIN BOSS BUSHING. DISASSEMBLED LT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CYLINDER, REMOVED RETRACT PIN BOSS BUSHING. INSPECTED BORE, MANUFACTURED BUSHING. INSTALLED AND REASSEMBLED IAW REA SDR 2004F00023Actuator · failedON LANDING IN AKN, NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. FERRY TO ANCHORAGE AFTER VERIFYING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, GREEN LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAXI OUT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAILURE ON GROUND. REPLACED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR FOR T/S. (M)SDR CA030107014Actuator · noisy(CAN) AFTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A LOW TIME ACTUATORS ON TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT, WE DECIDED TO CHECK ALL ACTUATOR THAT WERE OVERHAULED BY THAT SUPPLIER.DURING SPECIAL INSPECTION OF THIS ACTUATOR, WE FOUND THAT THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS SQUEALING DURING GEAR EXSDR CA021220001Actuator · binding(CAN) AFTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A LOW TIME ACTUATOR ON ONE OTHER AIRCRAFT, WE DECIDED TO CHECK ALL ACTUATORS THAT WERE OVERHAULED BY THAT SUPPLIER. DURING SPECIAL INSPECTION OF THIS ACTUATOR, WE FOUND THAT THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR SEEMED TO BE WORKING HARDER TSDR CA021219009Actuator · damaged(CAN) DURING A LANDING GEAR SWING DONE AT INSPECTION, A SMALL CHIRPING SOUND WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AREA. AFTER SEVERAL SWINGS, THE NOISE WAS ISOLATED TO THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR. THE SOUND VARIED IN INTENSITY FROM A SMALL CHIRP TO A LARGSDR CA021218009Cap · fractured(CAN) AIRCRAFT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND NO GREEN LIGHTS. CYCLED GEAR AND MAIN GEAR LIGHTS CAME ON. COULD NOT GET NOSE GEAR TO LOCK. EMERGENCY EXTENSION DID NOT GET NOSE GEAR LIGHT TO COME ON. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR NOT LOCKED. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED SDR GLBA2002199Actuator · failedLANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKE OFF, REPLACED LT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR OPS CHECK GOODSDR FXGA030ABolt · failedAIRCRAFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON IN FLIGHT WITH GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. UPON INSPECTION THE AFT BOLT TO THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. A NEW BOLT WAS INSTALLED AND A GEAR FUNCTION TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS. AN INSPECTION AT EACSDR ASAA0210362Actuator · faultyANC - ON APROACH INTO ANC, RIGHT MLG DID NOT EXTEND ON FIRST TRY. RT MLG EXTENDED ON SECOND ATTEMPT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT MLG LIB/ROB LOCK ACTUATOR, THEN GEAR CYCLED SEVERAL TIME WITH NO PROBLEMS. (M)SDR SWIA200211537Priority Valve · malfunctionedUPON GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF, ''GEAR DISAGREEMENT'' AND ''NOSE DOOR'' WARNINGS ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO FAT. ALSO ''WOW INPUT'' , ''NOSE WHEEL STEERING'' CAUTIONS ILLUMINATED AND ''WOW OUTPUT FAIL'' STATUS ILLUMINATED. ''NWS'' CAUTION EXTINGUISHED UPOSDR AUS20021379Housing · cracked(AUS) LH MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR HOUSING CRACKED. ACTUATOR RACKSEPARATED FROM SECTOR GEAR.SDR 2003FA0000394Actuator · failedAIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND WITH MOTOR OR HAND CRANK. AIRCRAFT LANDED FOLLOWED BY GEAR COLLAPSE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BELLY, STEP, PROP AND GEAR DOORS. EXAMINATION REVEALED SEVERAL TEETH GROUND FLAT. ALL LIMIT SWITCHES APPEARS TO FUNCTION NORMSDR DL76S021382Mount · bentON L/O FOUND RT LOCK SPRING MISSING ON NOSE LANDING GEAR. FWD SPRING MOUNT IS BROKEN. AFT SPRING MOUNT IS BENT. REPLACED FWD AND MOUNT AND SPRING PER M/M 32-21-09. DAMAGED ALSO TO AFT BULKHEAD OF NOSE WHEEL WELL REF ITEM 003SDR CA021120004Bracket · cracked(CAN) DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACH BRACKETS WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED.SDR DL757021320Actuator · failedEICAS, MSGS AFTER GEAR HANDLE RAISED, RIGHT MLG SHOWED DOWN AND GREEN THROUGHOUT. REPLACED RT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR PER MM. JACKED A/C, PERFORMED 3 GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENTIONS. GEAR OPERATION AND IND CHKS OK PER MM. RETRACT ACT LEAK CHK OK.SDR DY12002F00000Rod End · brokenAFTER AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING PILOT NOTICED THAT LEFT GEAR DOWN LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF WITH SUBSEQUENT ACTIVATION OF GEAR WARNING HORN WHEN LIGHT WAS OFF. AC TAXIED TO HANGER WITHOUT INCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF LEFT GEAR REVEALED THAT THE GEASDR 15HA0258007Actuator · separatedAFTER TAKEOFF, ENROUTE, THE PILOT HEAR A POP OR SNAP AFTER RAISING THE LANDING GEAR. THERE WERE NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED AND TERMINATED. THE LANDING WAS LOWERED UNEVENTFULLY. DURING THE POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION,SDR SWAA022575Line · leakingDECLARED EMERGENCY, DURING LANDING,HYD A-SYS QTY INDICATION WENT TO ZERO AND HYD LOW PRESS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. FOUND RT MLG ACTUATOR DOWN LINE LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH ACTUATOR LINES PER MM.SDR GLBA2002173Actuator · failedLEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP. R&R LEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATORSDR 2002FA0001241Spring · distortedLT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR WOULD NOT RELEASE THE LANDING GEAR DURING 'FREE FALL' TEST. DISSAMBLY OF ACTUATOR REVEALED A NON APPROVED SPRING THAT WAS 0.125 INCHES SHORTER THAN THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER. THE SCARCITY OF REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THIS UNIT MAY HAVE CAUSSDR AUS20021294Plunger · sticking(AUS) RH MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR DOWN MICROSWITCH PLUNGER STUCK.SDR AMWA044616Actuator · failedUPON LANDING, FLIGHT 5533, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ANNUNCIATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE IN GEAR DOWN POSITION. THE BULB WAS THEN CHECKED WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE OKAY. THE CREW MANUALLY LOWERED THE GEAR PER THE CHECKLIST. THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDSDR CA021029016Fitting · broken(CAN) UPON INSPECTION PRIOR TO INSTALLING AN UPGRADE KIT(K215-0399) TO STRENGTHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR BOX STRUCTURE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FITTINGS THAT ATTACH TO BOX STRUCTURE HAD FAILED. THIS WAS THE SECOND AIRCRAFT TO HAVE THIS OCCURRENCE OFSDR CA021029015Fitting · broken(CAN) UPON INSPECTION PRIOR TO INSTALLING AN UPGRADE KIT(K215-0399) TO STRENGTHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR BOX STRUCTURE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FITTINGS THAT ATTACH TO BOX STRUCTURE HAD FAILED. THIS WAS THE SECOND AIRCRAFT TO HAVE THIS OCCURRENC OF SDR CA021029014Fitting · broken(CAN) UPON INSPECTION PRIOR TO INSTALLING AN UPGRADE KIT(K215-0399) TO STRENGTHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR BOX STRUCTURE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FITTINGS THAT ATTACH TO BOX STRUCTURE HAD FAILED. THIS WAS THE SECOND AIRCRAFT TO HAVE THIS OCCURRENCE OFSDR AUS20021266Actuator · cracked(AUS) LH MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR BODY CRACKED FROM THE BEARING BOSSTO THE INTERNAL DIAMETER OF THE SECTOR GEAR ACCESS HOLE.SDR CA021101006Switch · failed(CAN) THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN DURING APPROACH. THE NOSE GEAR AND THE LT MAIN INDICATIONS SHOWED 'DOWN & LOCKED'. THE RT GEAR INDICATOR WAS SHOWING A 'GEAR UNSAFE' CONDITION. THE PILOT USED THE EMERGENCY GEAR PUMP TO INSURE THAT THE GEAR WAS INDEED DOSDR 2002FA0001211Seal · leakingRIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR LEAKING AT SHAFT SEAL. ACTUATOR REPLACED. ACTUATOR PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT 32.3 HOURS AFTT. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH PIPER ACTUATOR. SO FAR ON A FLEET OF ONLY 7 PA-44 AIRCRAFT WE HAVE REPLACED 18 ACTUATORS SINCE AUGUST 2002. PSDR 2002FA0001324Coupling · brokenCOUPLING FAILED ON GEAR RETRACTION. COUPLING FROM MOTOR TO GEAR BOX CAUSING COUPLING TAB TO SLIDE OUT OF SLOTS CAUSING GEAR TO LOCK HALF-WAY UP, WOULD NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT. USED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE TO EXTEND GEAR. GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. EMERGENCY SPSDR SWIA200211358Actuator · out of adjustON TAKEOFF, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY. CYCLED GEAR BUT DID NOT CLEAR PROBLEM. RETURNED TO FIELD. ADJUSTED ACTUATOR LENGTH PER MM 32-32-10 AND ADJUSTED PROX SENSORS TARGET PER MM 32-61-01. GEAR RETRACTIONS AND INDICATIONS CHECK GOOD.
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