JASC 3233
Service difficulty reports · 2,688
Reports filed under 3233 · Landing Gear Actuator, newest first.
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SDR MASA97035Actuator · leakingTEX/DEN - FLT 7601 - AFTER DEPARTURE FROM TEX UPON GEAR RETRACTION, THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE 3 GREEN EXTINGUISHED. THE CREW CYCLED THE GEAR AND THE NOSE INDICATION REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CREW PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN AND THE 3 GREEN ILLUMINATSDR CALA9700894Actuator · failedTHE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. WHEN CYCLING THE GEAR, THE GEAR CAME DOWN, BUT THE GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE. BOTH THE STALL INDICATION FAIL LIGHT AND AUTO SPOILER DO NOT USE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SFO WHERE IT LANDSDR 97ZZZX2983Actuator · leakingRT MLG ACTUATOR LEAKING.SDR AALA971037Retract Cylinder · defectiveSFO - FLT 802 - AFTER TAKEOFF SFO WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, NOSE LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR WITH SAME RESULTS. EXTENDED LANDING GEAR AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SFO, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEASDR 97UAL900425Actuator · failedSHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW HEARD A MILD BANG JUST AS THE GEAR WAS FINISHING ITS UP CYCLE. IT SHOOK THE AIRPLANE. *S/D* REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR DUE TO BYPASSING.SDR 9710639915Actuator · failedON TAKEOFF AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, NOSE WHEEL GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. PERFORMED COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL PROCEDURE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MIA. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL FOR GEAR DOWN. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NOSE GEAR RETSDR CA970603011Shim · loose(CAN) ACTUATOR FAILED EARLY IN LIFE.SDR CA970603010Pinion Shim · loose(CAN) PINION SHAFT LOOSE AFTER SHORT TIME IN SERVICE.SDR CA970605004Actuator · malfunction(CAN) ON APPROACH PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RH MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT INDICATE GREEN ON NORMAL EXTENSION. GEAR RESELECTED, SAME RESULT. ALTERNATE MEANS USED WITH THREE GREEN LIGHTS. REPLACED RH MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR.SDR UPS97223052Actuator · corrodedINSPECTION TYPE:D, ON REMOVAL OF THE NLG, SEGMENT SHAFT FOUND TO BE CORRODED. SEGMENT SHAFT REPLACED IAW 32-33-01 MM.SDR CA970530010Actuator · failed(CAN) A JUST OVERHAULED MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR HAD BEEN INSTALLED. DURING GROUND RETRACTION TEST, WHEN WHEELS WERE LOWERED, THE ACTUATOR DID NOT HAVE ANY DAMPENING, WHICH RESULTED IN A NOT-CONTROLLED DESCENT OF GEAR AND THE BREAKAGE OF THE WHEEL DOWNLOCK SSDR CA970520004Piston Rod · corrosion(CAN) PISTON ROD FOUND CORRODED AT CONTACT POINT OF FELT WIPER IN DOWN POSITION. REPLACED. PART TC: 879.SDR UPS97823138Actuator · corrodedINSPECTION TYPE:C, RT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR PIN BOSS INTERNAL BORE HAS CORROSION. REMOVED LIGHT CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8, REWORKED BOSS PER DHC SK 779-178 IR (REF UPS ENRG FILE NR DC8-32-0046).SDR 97ZZZX2083Lug · brokenAFTER TAKEOFF ON TEST FLIGHT FOR REPLACEMENT OF CYLINDER ON LEFT ENGINE WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE NOSE WHEEL AREA. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND ALL INDICATIONS FOR DOWN AND LOCKED WERE PRESENT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WISDR MASA97024Actuator · leakingAIR SHUTTLE 7709 - DEN-COD, ON APPROACH INTO COD, LT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED UNCOMMANDED. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND THE GEAR WAS THEN MANUALLY EXTENDED UNTIL THREE GREEN DOWNLOCK INDICATORS WERE ACHIEVED. FOUND ACTUATOR TO BE LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID. REMOVESDR VTZA97255Retraction Jack · wornFLT 6391 - IAD-CHO - DURING APPROACH, MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT IAD WITH ONE DISCREPANCY WHICH WAS THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT WENT TO GATE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REMOVED AND REPLACED RETRACTION SDR 97ZZZX2295Actuator · defectivePILOT NOTICED UTILITY HYDRAULIC POWER CYCLING EXCESSIVELY. GROUND RETRACT TEST SHOWED PROBLEM ONLY ON UPSIDE, ISOLATING THE PROBLEM TO NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR. RESEALED THE PISTON O-RING. SUBSEQUENT RETRACTION TESTS AND FLIGHT, OK. SUBMITTER NOTE: A60STA TB 10SDR 9712382296Actuator · malfunctionedDURING EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR, NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND EXTENDED WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR AND LOCK ACTUATOR. PERFORMED GEAR SWING, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.SDR AU971163Bearing · cracked(AUS) LH AND RH MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ROD END SPHERICAL BEARINGS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES ACROSS THE PIVOTING BALL.SDR CALA9700587Actuator · out of adjustRIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT ON TAKEOFF. FOUND MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE MANUAL.SDR 97ZZZX2086Actuator · failedCMH - COULD NOT GET LEFT GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED GEAR ACTUATOR AND SWITCH. CHECKED GEAR, OPS CHECKS GOOD.SDR VTZA97224Actuator · failedFLT 6198 - IAD-BDL - EXPERIENCED A RIGHT GEAR INTRANSIT AND RED GEAR HANDLE WARNING LIGHT AFTER THE GEAR WAS SELECTED TO THE UP POSITION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAD WHERE THE MX TECHNICIANS TROUBLESHOT THE DISCREPANCY AND FOUND THAT THE RT MLG RETRACT JACK WAS SDR TWAA9748001Actuator · wornSTL - FLT 627 - DURING CLIMB FOLLOWING GEAR RETRACTION, LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MAIN RETRACT ACTUATOR CYLINDER DUE TO WEAR, MFG PN 3920802-5507, MANUFACTURED BY MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CO. OPERATIONAL SDR 97ZZZM552Actuator · leakingLEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR LEAKING.SDR 97UAL900272Actuator Lug · brokenRT MLG ACTUATOR O/B ATTACH LUG WAS FOUND BROKEN IN HALF. THE HALF THAT WAS BROKEN OFF WAS IN TWO SECTIONS AND WAS FOUND TRAPPED IN A SEAL RETAINER IN THE LOWER TRAILING EDGE PANEL. THE ACTUATOR WAS RETAINED IN POSITION BY THE GEOMETRY OF THE WALKING BEAM. NSDR SWIA97880Actuator · out of adjustRED GEAR LIGHT REMAIN ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. B-SYSTEM RED LIGHT EXTINGUISHED BUT A-SYSTEM LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, LEFT HAND GEAR LIGHTS. RETURNED TO FIELD. ADJUSTED LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ON LEFT GEAR, SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD.SDR RRXA97088Actuator · failedAFTER T/O CREW HEARD LOUD BANG AND SLIGHT A/C SHUDDER, RED GEAR DOOR LIGHT STAYED ON WITH GEAR HANDLE UP AND F/E'S ALTERNATE RIGHT GEAR DOOR LIGHT STAYED ON. (NOTE: BANG OCCURED WHEN GEAR WAS RAISED). MX REMOVED RT GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER, CAPPED HYD LINE, ANDSDR MASA97020Main Actuator · failedPIT/PKB - FLT 5872 - ON APPROACH INTO PKB, GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND THE LT MAIN GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. THE CREW EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR. THE CREW FLEW BY THE TOWER. TOWER COULD NOT CONFIRM THE LT GEAR WSDR CALA9700444Actuator Link · brokenTHE LT MLG UNSAFE LIGHT AND GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SFO WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT MLG ACTUATOR LOWER LSDR CA970402005Nut · stripped(CAN) NUT STRIPPED ON MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR.SDR 97UAL900270Actuator · failedAFTER TAKEOFF ON GEAR RETRACTION, LEFT WING GEAR AND DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIGHT ON IN BOTH PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE POSITIONS. FOLLOWED IRREGULAR PROCEDURES, LIGHTS REMAINED ON. FLIGHT RETURNED TO BKK. RETRACT ACTUATOR ROD END BEARING BROKEN. INNER BEARINSDR QXEA9700100Actuator · malfunctioningBOI- AFTER THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN THE RED LIGHT FOR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR REMAINED ON. RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR INDICATED DOWN BUT LEFT MAIN REMAINED RED. FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE GEAR TWO MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN SDR CA970401011Motor · failed(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR SELECTED UP, THE GEAR DID NOT OPERATE. PILOT STARTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND GEAR CAME UP. GEAR WOULD THEN NOT EXTEND AND THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM WAS USED. AIRCRAFT LANDED OK, AND GEAR MOTOR WAS REPLACED. PART TC: 7,003.SDR S2YA97012Actuator · malfunctionedMKE/IND - FLT 1052 - FLIGHT CREW SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN ON FINAL APPROACH. WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED, THE RT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED ANNUNCIATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE GEAR HANDLE HAD AN INTRANSIT LIGHT. THE CREW PERFORMED ALL NECESSARY CHECKS, THSDR MASA97018Actuator · leakingAIR SHUTTLE 87 - ABQ-LAM - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED IN FLIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESET. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ABQ WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO FMN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUASDR 9706009998Actuator · malfunctionedDURING APPROACH, NOSE GEAR DID NOT INDICATE EXTENDED, GREEN SAFE OR RED UNSAFE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PERFORMED COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL PROCEDURES AND USED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. GEAR THEN INDICATED DOWN. FLIGHT CONTINUED INTO IND AND LANDED WITHOUTSDR RRXA97075Actuator · failedON GEAR RETRACTION, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND LEFT MAIN GEAR LOWER RETRACT PIN BROKEN. AIRCRAFT APPROVED FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO MCN FOR REPAIR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTSDR SIMA9700731Fitting · brokenORD - FLT 4070 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IND, CREW REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. ALL INDICATIONS SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED, AND CONDITIONS WERE SAFE TO CONTINUE FLT TO ORD. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AFTER LANDING, MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE SDR AU970222Commutator · open circuit(AUS) LANDING GEAR MOTOR COMMUTATOR SEGMENT OPEN CIRCUIT DUE TO LOOSE CRIMP ON THE WINDINGSDR CA970319002Actuator · failed(CAN) THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR UP. THE NOSE GEAR UNLOCKED BUT DID NOT GO UP. THE MAINS REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD THE AVIA DESIGN LANDING GEAR STC SA4378WP ALTHOUGH THE MOTOR IS AN ORIGINAL BEECH PART NUMBER.SDR 97ZZZX1250Actuator · slippingACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED NEW 14 MONTHS AGO. HAD TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TWICE SI NCE INSTALLED FOR RED INSTRANSIT LIGHT STAYING ON . ON THIRD TIME, FOUND END PLAY EXCESSIVE AND SPRING TENSION TOO TIGHT, NOSE GEAR NOT UP ALL THE WAY. CONSULTED BEECH REP AND WAS TOSDR CALA9700313Actuator · leakingTHE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO TWO QUARTS ON FINAL APPROACH, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED. THE NOSE GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER GEAR EXTENSION WAS INITIATED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT MLG RETSDR CALA9700300Attach Link · brokenTHE LEFT MLG WOULD NOT INDICATE UP AND LOCKED AND THE RED LT MLG LIGHT REMAINED ON WITH AMBER GEAR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR LANDING, CREW RECEIVED THREE GREEN AND DOOR CLOSED LIGHTS WERE NORMAL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LSDR SWIA97866Actuator · failedRIGHT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO CDC. FOUND ROD END ON RIGHT GEAR ACTUATOR WORN AND FROZEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR PER MM 32-11-00.SDR RAIA970230Actuator · failedLAX - FLT 4719 - NOSE GEAR TOOK 6 MINUTES YO RETRACT AFTER DEPARTURE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION JACK. (M)SDR TWAA9710003Actuator · slowSTL - FLT 647 - DURING CLIMB FOLLOWING GEAR RETRACTION, THE NOSE GEAR WAS SLOW TO RETRACT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR, MFG P/N 3914738-5001, MANUFACTURED BY DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M)SDR SIMA9700482Fitting · failedCLE - FLT 4215 - ON APPROACH, WHEN CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN. A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL WELL. CREW REQUESTED TOWER FLYBY, THEN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE GEAR ACTUATOR FITTING ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED. THE GEAR WAS PISDR IXXA9700042Actuator · corrodedDURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR PIN BOSS HOLE WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY OVERSIZING THE BOSS HOLE, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF A OVERSIZE BUSHING IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS FAX FILE SDR 97ZZZX1653Actuator · malfunctionAIRCRAFT WAS ON RETURN LEG - PART 91, NO PASSENGERS, WHEN THE CREW EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY LOWERING THE LT MAIN GEAR (NO DOWN AND LOCK INDICATORS). CREW MADE 2 ATTEMPTS, ON 3RD ATTEMPT, GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED (GREEN IND). THEN LANDED ACFT AT ISP. MAINTENASDR CA970319011Actuator · corroded threads(CAN) AFTER A REPORTED INCIDENT BY ANOTHER OPERATOR, A FLEET INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT ON THE NOSE GEAR. AS A RESULT ONE ACTUATOR WAS FOUND WITH ROD END LOOSE AND SEVERE CORROSION ON THREADS.
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