Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
November 9, 1999
Submitted
April 3, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5614C
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0203
Part
Actuator
Part serial
373
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPS, ENGS, AND NOSE STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO BOTTOM OF ACFT FROM RADAR DOME TO BS 43.0. NOSE OF THE ACFT WAS PLACED ON A JACK. NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR WAS LOCKED DOWN. THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR UNLOCKING OF LOCKING SYS. NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR P/N 9910139-3 REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE ACTUATOR. THE SUSPECT ACTUATOR SENT FOR TEAR DOWN ANALYSIS. FOUND HYD FLUID CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. UNLOCKING PRESS 750 PSIG; NORMAL ULOCKING PRESS 250-400 PSIG. THIS CAUSED BY LARGE AMTS OF DIRT AND GRIME ON LOCKING RAM P/N 15211906-5. PART HAS TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT FREELY. ENGS AND PROPS REPLACED. DAMAGE TO NOSE STRUCTURE REPAIRED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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