Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
September 5, 2000
Submitted
October 17, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N67SF
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500231
Part
Actuator
Part number
99141702
Part serial
570
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
1,642 hours, 1,369 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING, HYD FLUID FOUND LEAKING FROM RT MLG DOOR, RT INBD WING. INVEST REVEALED THE OTBD RT MLG RETRACT/EXTEND ACTUATOR HAD BROKEN AT WING ATTACH FITTING , INBD (RETRACT) HYD FITTING BENT. ACT HOUSING WAS DAMAGED AT FITTING PORT DUE TO MOVEMENT OF ACTUATOR NO LONGER SECURED AT WING ALLOWING FLUID LEAK. METAL FATIGUE SUSPECTED TO BE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND ROD END BEARING WAS ALSO WORN AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO FAILURE. ACTUATOR ASSY, HYD FITTING, HOSE REPLACED. (X)

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