Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 340CESSNA

Difficulty date
February 12, 2002
Submitted
February 14, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N340TC
Make and model
Cessna 340CESSNA
Aircraft serial
3400082
Aircraft time
9,000 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520N
Engine time
9,000 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF2
Part
Actuator
Part number
JE1
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
9,000 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT MLG DOWN LIGHT DID NOT SHOW DOWN AND LOCK. REMOVED RIGHT SWITCH (DOWNLOCK) 1SE1 SWITCH AND ACTUATOR SWITCH LEAF (JE1) FELL OUT. THE JE1 ACTUATOR WAS BROKEN AND PART OF THE ACTUATOR WAS MISSING. ORDERED NEW PARTS,REPLACED 1SE1(SWITCH)AND ACTUATOR JE1 WITH MFG PART, PART NUMBER S2112-1 (ACTUATOR) AND S2088-4(SWITCH).